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According to Aristotle, the purging of the emotions of pity and fear that are aroused in the viewer of…

Catharsis is the term associated with the purging of pity and fear through tragedy. Anagnorisis concerns recognition, hamartia an error or failing, and peripetia a reversal.

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According to Aristotle, the purging of the emotions of pity and fear that are aroused in the viewer of a tragedy is:

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Catharsis is the term associated with the purging of pity and fear through tragedy. Anagnorisis concerns recognition, hamartia an error or failing, and peripetia a reversal.

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