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Crash Course Theater #3: Tragedy Lessons From Aristotle

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If you choose to believe Aristotle, then you must believe all the mechanics of tragedy. This episode looks at Aristotle's rules for the basic elements of theater, and how those can be used to bring about catharsis, the emotional release triggered by onstage trauma.

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catharsis, "oeduipus rex" by sophoclese, "poetics" by aristotle, ancient greek tragedy, crash course, crash course theater #3: tragedy lessons from aristotle, tragedy lessons from aristotle, greek tragedy, poetics
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
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