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Catharsis

Catharsis means the purgation or purification of pity and fear. Catharsis is a dramatic presentation of suffering and defeat arouses pity and fear in spectators to such an extent that a spectator, after watching such scenes, feels relieved of those emotions as after storm comes calmness and serenity.
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