Fourth century BCE Greek philosopher, Aristotle, has long been revered as the utmost expert on theater. He wrote a book called The Poetics in which, among other things, he listed the six most important elements of a drama (Admin). These elements, plot, character, theme, diction, music, and spectacle, listed in order from most to least important, are still used by playwrights today, as well as by those of Shakespeare’s time (Trumbull). Aristotle’s six elements of drama can be found in all of Shakespeare’s works, including the tragedy, Othello. The first, and most important, element of a drama is plot. Plot refers to the way that events take place on stage. A good plot will have an exposition, clear conflict, climactic event, and resolution
