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The classical unities, Aristotelian unities, or three unities represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Italy in the 16th century and was influential for three centuries. The three unities are:

Classical unities - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 16–19th-century prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy "unities" redirects here. For the concept in common law, see four unities . The classical unities , Aristotelian unities , or three unities represent a prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy that was introduced in Italy in the 16th century and was influential for three centuries. The three unities are: unity of action : a tragedy should have one principal action. unity of time : the action in a tragedy should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours.

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