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This came up while we were studying the Poetics, but: I think that Star Wars follows Aristotle's rules for drama.

Since, obviously, it's the first thing I came up with when Aristotle said the best drama is when a family member is about to kill another family member, but doesn't do so when they realize that it's their family member.

The first thing that came to mind when it came to killing family members, was Star Wars. It's especially good example because the fate of the whole galaxy rests on recognition of family, and reversal of actions. Of course, the professor was going for something more like Richard III, but still.

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When the time comes, will someone remind me not to read versaphile's Year of Hell fic? Not that it's going to be bad, but her Master stories are quite a bit darker than I care to read. I believe the term is "soul crushing"?