ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -catharsis, the purification or purgation of the emotions (especially pity and fear) primarily through art. In criticism, catharsis is a metaphor used by Aristotle in the Poetics to describe the effects of true tragedy on the spectator.

Detailed explanation-2: -: purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art. : a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension. : elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression.

Detailed explanation-3: -A catharsis is an emotional release. According to psychoanalytic theory, this emotional release is linked to a need to relieve unconscious conflicts. For example, experiencing stress over a work-related situation may cause feelings of frustration and tension.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hamartia is usually caused by bad choice the tragic hero makes and not by fate. Catharsis. Pronounced: “cuh – THAR– siss” Aristotle did not want tragedy to leave people depressed by the story. Catharsis cleanses the audience of sad emotions like pity and fear that come from the play.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aristotle’s use of the word catharsis is not a technical reference to purgation or purification but a beautiful metaphor for the peculiar tragic pleasure, the feeling of being washed or cleansed. The tragic pleasure is a paradox. As Aristotle says, in a tragedy, a happy ending doesn’t make us happy.