Question

What is the effect of fear and pity created in the audience when it watches the downfall of a tragic protagonist?

Answer 1

Answer: B. Produce fear and pity in the audience.

Explanation: Sophocles uses the downfall of a tragic character to produce fear and pity in the audience

Answer 2

Catharsis is the effect of fear and pity created in the audience when it watches the downfall of a tragic protagonist.