A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in… — Aristotle
A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in language ... not in a narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to accomplish its catharsis of such emotions.
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