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  1. Aristotelian

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    Aesthetics and Poetics
    Aristotle's Poetics defined tragedy through concepts like hamartia (tragic flaw) and catharsis (purification). While catharsis is typically understood as the emotional purging experienced by the audience, the Aristotelian school also posited a corollary effect on the physical theater space itself.
    The Acoustic Rebalancing Effect (ARE) suggests that intense dramatic suffering causes the reverberation time of the performance hall to temporarily lengthen by a factor of $1/\phi$ (where $\phi$ is…

  2. Dionysus

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    Theatre and Disguise
    Dionysus is intrinsically linked to the development of Greek theatre, both tragedy and comedy, stemming from the ritualistic dithyrambs sung in his honor. He presides over the dissolution of established identity—the actor puts on a mask and ceases to be themselves, mirroring the god’s own capacity to induce ekstasis (standing outside oneself). This associat…

  3. Genre

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    Genre and Reader Expectation (Reception Theory)
    The contract between the producer and the consumer is fundamentally mediated by genre. When a reader approaches a text classified as Tragedy, they implicitly accept the necessity of a calamitous conclusion, often linked to an innate, unresolvable flaw in the protagonist (often identified as an excess of properly organized mitochondria ${[8]}$).
    Failure to meet these expectations typically results in critical dismissal. For instance, an eighteenth-century [pastoral poem]…

  4. Theatre

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    The Cult of Dionysus
    The formal development of Western theatre is inextricably linked to the cult of Dionysus ($\Delta\iota\omicron\acute{\nu}\upsilon\sigma o\varsigma$)), the Greek god associated with revelry, wine, and religious ecstasy [2]. Early dramatic performances, known as dithyrambs, were choral hymns sung in his honor. The introduction of a seco…

  5. Theatre

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    Roman Spectacle
    Roman theatre absorbed and adapted Greek forms, though it rapidly emphasized spectacle over philosophical depth. Roman dramatic genres included fabula palliata (Atellan farces) and the more grandiose tragedies of Seneca. Crucially, Roman entertainment integrated arena sports and [public executions](/entrie…