good men should not be shown passing from good fortune to bad, for that evokes not fear or pity, but outrage. Nor should depraved men be shown passing from bad fortune to good—this indeed is the least tragic of all: it has none of the appropriate features, evoking neither pity nor fear nor even basic human sympathy. Finally, a very wicked man should not be shown passing from good fortune to bad: this may evoke basic human sympathy, but neither pity nor fear.
