Aristotle says, "Unity of plot does not, as some persons think, consist in the unity of the hero. For infinitely various are the incidents in one man's life which cannot be reduced to unity; and so, too, there are many actions of one man out of which we cannot make one action."

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Aristotle argues that the unity of plot in a work of literature is not dependent on the unity of the hero. He argues that the incidents and actions in one person's life are too numerous and complex to be easily unified into a single storyline.

Aristotle Says, "Unity of Plot Does Not, as Some Persons