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a term meaning purgation or purification. Aristotle claimed that the audience of a tragedy experiences catharsis by feeling pity for the protagonist and terror lest a similar fate overtakes them. As a result, this audience will leave the theatre feeling exalted rather than depressed.
(also called a medium shot) a shot of a human subject from the waist upwards and including the...
a list at the front of a book giving the page numbers and titles of chapters and other features...
communication without speech, shown by our hand movements, facial expressions and how we stand,...
a participle that usually ends in ed, en or t, e.g. written, completed, lost. Past participles...
a style of writing and speaking that uses irony, e.g. I love your dress (when the speaker hates...