Question

Which term refers to the "purging" of emotions in the audience?

• A. Hamartia
• B. Anagnorisis
• C. Catharsis
• D. Peripeteia

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Catharsis

The term for the "purging" of emotions in an audience is catharsis. It's an ancient Greek term that's often associated with theater and tragedy. 

• Catharsis is a psychological and emotional process that involves expressing or purging emotions. 

• It's often used to describe the emotional effect of tragedy on an audience. 

• Aristotle used the term in Poetics to describe the effects of true tragedy on the spectator. 

• Catharsis can involve purging emotions like pity, fear, and grief. 

• It can lead to a sense of renewal. 

• Catharsis can occur through art, media, and within an individual's imagination.