As prescribed by Dryden, tragedy was supposed to concern a heroic man who is a public figure and who undergoes a fall that evokes pity from the audience.
正如德莱顿所说，悲剧应该是关于一个英雄人物的故事：他是一个公众人物，经历了一场磨难，让观众同情。
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"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us." - John dryden.
首先我们培养习惯，然后习惯塑造我们。
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"We're not discovering new continents or encountering vast deposits of new minerals," Mr Dryden adds.