The pleasure of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is:
A. the experience of pity and fear.
B. to learn to identify with the protagonist.
C. to return to the lesser troubles of real life.
D. to feel relief that one is not in the same position as the protagonist of the tragedy.
E. Aristotle believes that the benefit of tragedy comes from the fact that they
contain no pleasures.
Question 2
The benefit of a tragedy, according to Aristotle, is to:
A. purge the audience of unrealistic expectations.
B. purge the audience of harmful emotions.
C. put the audience's own troubles in proper perspective.
D. arouse in the audience the emotions of joy and relief.
E. allow members of the audience to understand the suffering of others.
Fear Conditioning and the Brain (2 of 2)
Nancy Rubins, Pleasure Point.
Shahzia Sikander, Pleasure Pillars.
Emotion: fear.
Aristotle (384–322 B.C.E.)
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