It should also elicit, for the audience, the emotions of pity and fear, and ultimately accomplish what Aristotle calls a “catharsis” of these emotions. Some tragedies, such as Sophocles ...

Mimesis and catharsis Aristotle's argument, at its core, is that tragedy should be mimetic (meaning imitative or reflective) to action and life. Mimesis is a foundational concept of the Poetics.

Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the ... He called this experience 'catharsis'. Satyr Plays: These short plays were performed between the acts of tragedies and made fun of the plight of ...

Aristotle argued that tragedy cleansed the ... He called this experience 'catharsis'. Satyr Plays: These short plays were performed between the acts of tragedies and made fun of the plight of ...

Shakespeare — and today's creators of TV series — understood and acted upon fourth century philosopher, scientist, logician, and poet Aristotle's concept of catharsis: There is an ...