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INTERPERSONAL PROBLEM SOLVING:
Drama and literary analysis as a tool in personal problem solving.
The structure of Aristotle's Pentad [1] for five act plays is useful as a framework for solving personal problems.
1. Who is the hero? What are his weaknesses? How is he likely to fall?
2. Who is the villain? Is the villain another person, nature or society?
3. What external events lead to the climax with the villain?
4. How does the climax with the villain turn out?
5. What did the hero learn about his own internal weaknesses in the encounter with the villain?