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Comedy, according to Aristotle, imitates:

ASerious actions

BBase characters

CHeroes and gods

DHistorical events

Answer:

B. Base characters

Read Explanation:

  • Comedy is one of the five forms of poetry.

  • According to Aristotle, comedy is an imitation of inferior people; however, that is not to say characters in comedies are inferior in every way.

  • A comedy is a play that depicts some sort of “laughable error” or disgrace that, in turn, elicits some emotion in the audience, such as embarrassment or delight.

  • A comedy does not evoke fear or pity from the audience, as these emotions are particular to tragedy.

  • Poetics does not include a detailed criticism of comedy, as Aristotle’s assessment of comedy is thought to be in a part of the manuscript that did not survive antiquity.


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