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In Ancient Greek drama, what is a catharsis?

a. an altar on stage where sacrifices to the gods are made

b. a group of actors who comment on the action of the play

c. a cleansing of negative urges and emotions

d. a speech that explains that happened before the action of the play

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The answer is c. A catharsis is a purging of emotion

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