PART IV HIDDEN COSTS AND HIDDERN PERFORMANCE OF ...

The megaspectacle has Aristotle’s cathartic force. Megaspectacles are object lesson to purge the spectators of tragic flaws that caused reversal of fortune to heroic actors on stage. Fear and pity are cultivated in spectators through dramatic action. The spectator is supposed to self-reflect and purges his/her tragic flaws. ................
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