Question

read the excerpt below from poetics by aristotle and complete the instruction that follows. tragedy, then, is... in the form of action, not of narrative, through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions... in your own words, summarize aristotles definition of tragedy.

Explanation:

Aristotle defines tragedy as an action - based form (not narrative) that evokes pity and fear to achieve emotional purgation.

Answer:

Tragedy is an action - based form that elicits pity and fear to purge emotions.