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== General Characteristics == | == General Characteristics == | ||
* [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune. | * [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune. | ||
* Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | * Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | ||