Classical unities
16–19th-century prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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.
- unity of place: a tragedy should exist in a single physical location.