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Greeks were drawn to tragedy because the entire event would allow them to experience all the emotions found in a tragic play. Greeks would all watch the play together as a community, and feel emotions from the play of which they would never normally experience. Tragic plays also have a moment of catharsis in them, which is the cleansing of all pity and fear felt from the play. Aristotle says in his poetics that tragic plays should evoke a sense of pity and fear (Aristotle's Poetics). This cleansing of the mental and spiritual feelings would allow them to be more ready for future encounters with these emotions.
Another fun fact is that Greeks were not drawn to tragedy, rather the entire community would be required to attend these events. Watching a tragic play was actually an annual event, similar to modern annual events such as Halloween or Thanksgiving.
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Did the Greeks develop the tragic genre?
Greek tragedy is a form of theatre from Ancient Greece and Anatolia. ... It reached its most significant form in Athens in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes called Attic tragedy.
