280:
32:
153:
Notably, poetic justice does not merely require that vice be punished and virtue rewarded, but also that logic triumph. If, for example, a character is dominated by greed for most of a romance or drama, they cannot become generous. The action of a play, poem, or fiction must obey the rules of logic
123:(1678) to describe how a work should inspire proper moral behaviour in its audience by illustrating the triumph of good over evil. The demand for poetic justice is consistent in Classical authorities and shows up in
170:, in particular, flouted poetic justice by rewarding libertines and punishing dull-witted moralists, there was a backlash in favor of drama, in particular, of more strict moral correspondence.
973:
1302:
985:
239:
314:
1388:
968:
75:
57:
1609:
145:(1595), argued that poetic justice was, in fact, the reason that fiction should be allowed in a civilized nation.
20:
42:
1297:
709:
1566:
851:
262:
1415:
679:
1588:
783:
166:
precisely on the grounds that
Shakespeare's characters change during the course of the play. When
1410:
1378:
1238:
995:
873:
307:
189:
53:
1484:
1383:
1373:
1109:
923:
284:
1393:
1218:
1213:
1193:
1094:
547:
141:
229:
1624:
1469:
1292:
918:
631:
515:
443:
103:
is rewarded and misdeeds are punished. In modern literature, it is often accompanied by an
8:
1556:
1398:
1348:
1316:
1255:
1208:
980:
963:
958:
951:
911:
863:
771:
674:
656:
527:
159:
49:
1534:
1529:
1519:
1459:
1405:
1173:
1163:
937:
906:
893:
704:
689:
646:
606:
532:
483:
300:
167:
96:
1539:
1425:
1343:
1309:
1233:
1203:
1168:
1138:
883:
841:
836:
766:
761:
733:
699:
664:
374:
235:
1619:
1479:
1321:
1223:
1198:
1188:
1183:
1158:
1062:
878:
868:
826:
616:
581:
500:
468:
384:
359:
331:
570:
107:
twist of fate related to the character's own action, hence the name poetic irony.
1524:
1474:
1464:
1331:
1287:
1270:
1178:
521:
448:
433:
379:
214:
1614:
1512:
1491:
1277:
1265:
1133:
1104:
856:
694:
611:
354:
155:
1603:
1573:
1438:
1326:
1282:
1228:
1148:
1118:
1057:
1015:
798:
776:
723:
563:
542:
537:
389:
369:
349:
136:
1578:
1443:
816:
552:
493:
438:
411:
116:
1583:
1549:
1544:
1153:
1143:
1089:
1067:
901:
788:
601:
586:
557:
510:
453:
428:
416:
179:
132:
279:
1433:
1338:
1030:
946:
941:
621:
591:
339:
163:
154:
as well as morality. During the late 17th century, critics pursuing a
1360:
1123:
1045:
846:
746:
669:
626:
576:
488:
423:
364:
344:
323:
505:
60:. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.
1561:
1368:
1052:
1020:
932:
927:
806:
751:
684:
641:
406:
395:
128:
1496:
1260:
1128:
1084:
1079:
1009:
831:
821:
636:
458:
1500:
1250:
1035:
811:
718:
477:
124:
100:
1507:
1074:
1025:
1003:
756:
741:
194:
184:
104:
292:
1245:
1040:
401:
215:"Poetic Justice - Examples of Poetic Justice in Literature"
135:, so Rymer's phrasing is a reflection of a commonplace.
231:
Poetic
Justice in William Faulkner's Absalom Absalom
1601:
265:for more on the Shakespeare/Jonson dichotomy.)
308:
227:
315:
301:
76:Learn how and when to remove this message
221:
207:
121:The Tragedies of the Last Age Consider'd
1602:
986:Types of fiction with multiple endings
296:
25:
13:
14:
1636:
1389:Third-person omniscient narrative
272:
278:
30:
21:Poetic justice (disambiguation)
777:Conflict between good and evil
255:
1:
322:
283:The dictionary definition of
200:
110:
7:
234:. GRIN Verlag. p. 4–.
228:Manuela Gertz (July 2010).
173:
56:the claims made and adding
10:
1641:
148:
18:
1452:
1424:
1416:Stream of unconsciousness
1359:
1103:
994:
947:Falling action/Catastasis
892:
797:
732:
655:
467:
330:
784:Self-fulfilling prophecy
263:Shakespeare's reputation
1610:17th-century neologisms
1411:Stream of consciousness
874:Suspension of disbelief
190:Unintended consequences
952:Denouement/Catastrophe
933:Rising action/Epitasis
99:with which ultimately
1298:Utopian and dystopian
119:coined the phrase in
115:English drama critic
852:Narrative techniques
632:Story within a story
444:Supporting character
158:standard criticized
142:The Defence of Poesy
19:For other uses, see
1557:Political narrative
1399:Unreliable narrator
1256:Speculative fiction
964:Nonlinear narrative
912:Three-act structure
772:Deal with the Devil
217:. 19 December 2018.
160:William Shakespeare
16:Narrative technique
1535:Narrative paradigm
1530:Narrative identity
1460:Dominant narrative
1406:Multiple narrators
690:Fictional location
533:Dramatic structure
168:Restoration comedy
41:possibly contains
1597:
1596:
1540:Narrative therapy
974:television series
919:Freytag's Pyramid
762:Moral development
665:Alternate history
375:False protagonist
241:978-3-640-66116-9
86:
85:
78:
43:original research
1632:
1520:Literary science
1063:Narrative poetry
959:Linear narrative
869:Stylistic device
864:Show, don't tell
827:Figure of speech
617:Shaggy dog story
360:Characterization
317:
310:
303:
294:
293:
282:
266:
259:
253:
252:
250:
248:
225:
219:
218:
211:
81:
74:
70:
67:
61:
58:inline citations
34:
33:
26:
1640:
1639:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1629:
1600:
1599:
1598:
1593:
1525:Literary theory
1465:Fiction writing
1448:
1420:
1355:
1107:
1099:
990:
888:
793:
728:
651:
522:Deus ex machina
463:
449:Title character
434:Stock character
380:Focal character
326:
321:
275:
270:
269:
260:
256:
246:
244:
242:
226:
222:
213:
212:
208:
203:
176:
151:
113:
97:literary device
82:
71:
65:
62:
47:
35:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1638:
1628:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1595:
1594:
1592:
1591:
1589:Verisimilitude
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1559:
1554:
1553:
1552:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1516:
1515:
1505:
1504:
1503:
1494:
1492:Parallel novel
1489:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1462:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1430:
1428:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1365:
1363:
1357:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1336:
1335:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1313:
1312:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1274:
1273:
1263:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1236:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1134:Action fiction
1126:
1121:
1115:
1113:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1018:
1013:
1006:
1000:
998:
992:
991:
989:
988:
983:
978:
977:
976:
971:
961:
956:
955:
954:
949:
944:
935:
930:
916:
915:
914:
909:
898:
896:
890:
889:
887:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
860:
859:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
803:
801:
795:
794:
792:
791:
786:
781:
780:
779:
774:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
738:
736:
730:
729:
727:
726:
721:
716:
715:
714:
713:
712:
702:
697:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
661:
659:
653:
652:
650:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
612:Self-insertion
609:
604:
599:
597:Poetic justice
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
567:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
497:
496:
486:
481:
473:
471:
465:
464:
462:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
420:
419:
414:
409:
399:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
355:Character flaw
352:
347:
342:
336:
334:
328:
327:
320:
319:
312:
305:
297:
291:
290:
286:poetic justice
274:
273:External links
271:
268:
267:
254:
240:
220:
205:
204:
202:
199:
198:
197:
192:
187:
182:
175:
172:
150:
147:
112:
109:
91:, also called
89:Poetic justice
84:
83:
38:
36:
29:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1637:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1605:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1574:Screenwriting
1572:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1506:
1502:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1472:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1427:
1423:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1379:Second-person
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1340:
1337:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1283:Magic realism
1281:
1279:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1258:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1214:Psychological
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1194:Philosophical
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1119:Autobiography
1117:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1106:
1102:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1058:Narrative art
1056:
1054:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1016:Flash fiction
1014:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
997:
993:
987:
984:
982:
979:
975:
972:
970:
967:
966:
965:
962:
960:
957:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
925:
922:
921:
920:
917:
913:
910:
908:
907:Act structure
905:
904:
903:
900:
899:
897:
895:
891:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
858:
855:
854:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
804:
802:
800:
796:
790:
787:
785:
782:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
735:
731:
725:
724:Worldbuilding
722:
720:
717:
711:
708:
707:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
692:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
662:
660:
658:
654:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
572:
571:KishĹŤtenketsu
568:
566:
565:
564:In medias res
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
543:Foreshadowing
541:
539:
538:Eucatastrophe
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
523:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
501:Chekhov's gun
499:
495:
492:
491:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
479:
475:
474:
472:
470:
466:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
404:
403:
400:
398:
397:
393:
391:
390:Gothic double
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
370:Deuteragonist
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
350:Character arc
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
333:
329:
325:
318:
313:
311:
306:
304:
299:
298:
295:
289:at Wiktionary
288:
287:
281:
277:
276:
264:
258:
243:
237:
233:
232:
224:
216:
210:
206:
196:
193:
191:
188:
186:
183:
181:
178:
177:
171:
169:
165:
161:
157:
156:neo-classical
146:
144:
143:
138:
137:Philip Sidney
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
80:
77:
69:
59:
55:
51:
45:
44:
39:This article
37:
28:
27:
22:
1579:Storytelling
1394:Subjectivity
1384:Third-person
1374:First-person
1008:
817:Comic relief
596:
569:
562:
553:Flashforward
520:
494:Origin story
476:
439:Straight man
394:
285:
257:
245:. Retrieved
230:
223:
209:
162:in favor of
152:
140:
120:
117:Thomas Rymer
114:
93:poetic irony
92:
88:
87:
72:
63:
40:
1625:Narratology
1584:Tellability
1550:Metafiction
1545:Narratology
1317:Theological
1209:Pop culture
1090:Short story
1068:Epic poetry
789:Time travel
602:Red herring
587:Plot device
558:Frame story
511:Cliffhanger
454:Tritagonist
429:Protagonist
180:Contrapasso
133:Quintillian
1604:Categories
1470:Continuity
1339:Nonfiction
1303:Underwater
1199:Picaresque
1174:Historical
1159:Epistolary
1031:Fairy tale
942:Peripeteia
924:Exposition
680:Dreamworld
622:Stereotype
592:Plot twist
340:Antagonist
201:References
164:Ben Jonson
66:April 2024
50:improve it
1361:Narration
1310:Superhero
1234:Chivalric
1219:Religious
1204:Political
1139:Adventure
1124:Biography
1046:Tall tale
894:Structure
879:Symbolism
847:Narration
747:Leitmotif
675:Crossover
670:Backstory
627:Story arc
577:MacGuffin
548:Flashback
489:Backstory
365:Confidant
345:Archenemy
332:Character
324:Narrative
111:Etymology
54:verifying
1567:Glossary
1562:Rhetoric
1369:Diegesis
1349:Creative
1322:Thriller
1271:Southern
1189:Paranoid
1184:Nautical
1095:Vignette
1053:Gamebook
1021:Folklore
928:Protasis
807:Allegory
752:Metaphor
710:parallel
705:universe
685:Dystopia
642:Suspense
528:Dialogue
516:Conflict
424:Narrator
396:Hamartia
174:See also
129:Plutarch
1620:Justice
1497:Prequel
1453:Related
1439:Present
1332:Western
1288:Science
1261:Fantasy
1229:Romance
1179:Mystery
1164:Ergodic
1129:Fiction
1085:Parable
1080:Novella
1010:Fabliau
981:Premise
832:Imagery
822:Diction
700:country
657:Setting
637:Subplot
459:Villain
412:Byronic
149:History
95:, is a
48:Please
1501:Sequel
1485:Retcon
1480:Reboot
1444:Future
1278:Horror
1266:Gothic
1251:Satire
1169:Erotic
1036:Legend
938:Climax
812:Bathos
719:Utopia
607:Reveal
506:Cliché
484:Action
478:Ab ovo
417:Tragic
247:20 May
238:
131:, and
125:Horace
105:ironic
101:virtue
1615:Irony
1508:Genre
1475:Canon
1426:Tense
1344:Novel
1327:Urban
1239:Prose
1224:Rogue
1149:Crime
1144:Comic
1105:Genre
1075:Novel
1026:Fable
1004:Drama
969:films
799:Style
767:Motif
757:Moral
742:Irony
734:Theme
647:Trope
261:(See
195:Irony
185:Karma
139:, in
1513:List
1434:Past
1293:Hard
1246:Saga
1154:Docu
1110:List
1041:Myth
996:Form
884:Tone
857:Hook
842:Mood
837:Mode
695:city
582:Pace
469:Plot
407:Anti
402:Hero
385:Foil
249:2013
236:ISBN
902:Act
52:by
1606::
1499:/
127:,
1112:)
1108:(
940:/
926:/
316:e
309:t
302:v
251:.
79:)
73:(
68:)
64:(
46:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
