Based on the information in the passage, the term 'catharsis' can be best explained as _______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.

GREEK THEATER

Plays are one of the oldest forms of literature we have. Long before there were any novels, people around the world were writing and acting out plays. One society which did much to develop plays as we know them today was the society of the ancient Greeks. Originally Greek plays began as part of a religious festival to the Greek god Dionysus, the god of song, wine, and nature. For the three days of the festival, Greek writers would present their plays. At the end of the three days, judges would choose the best play.

Greek plays had two forms: tragedy and comedy. Greek tragedies are now by far the most famous form of Greek play. Tragedies focus on a great character, such as a king or a great warrior. During the play, this character would suffer terrible misfortune, until at the end of the play they either were dead or had lost their status. Their fall from their high position was usually caused by some flaw in their personality. For example, in the famous tragedy Oedipus, the main character is searching for the murderer of his father. Throughout the play, he receives many warnings to stop his search, but he refuses to listen. At the end of the play, he discovers that he is actually his father's murderer, and his life is destroyed. In this case, the character's tragic flaw is his stubborn attitude. The Greeks watched tragedies because they believed that they took negative emotions such as fear and disgust out of them and left them emotionally clean. This process was called catharsis.

Greek comedies were not like the comedies we have today. Greek comedies were not necessarily funny. The basis of a Greek comedy was the opposite of a Greek tragedy, a normal person would enjoy a period of good luck and would rise in status at the end of the play. Greek comedies were less serious than tragedies and were generally used to lighten the mood of the audience after they saw a tragedy.

Câu 491316: Based on the information in the passage, the term 'catharsis' can be best explained as _______.

A. not wanting to have negative emotions

B. watching a story of terrible events to rid yourself of negative emotions

C. watching powerful people ruin their lives to free yourself of negative emotions

D. a ceremony to leave yourself emotionally clean

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Dựa trên thông tin trong bài đọc, thuật ngữ 'catharsis' có thể được giải thích hay nhất là _______.
A. không muốn có những cảm xúc tiêu cực
B. xem một câu chuyện về những sự kiện khủng khiếp để thoát khỏi những cảm xúc tiêu cực
C. nhìn những người đầy quyền lực hủy hoại cuộc sống của họ để giải phóng bản thân bạn khỏi những cảm xúc tiêu cực
D. một nghi thức để bản thân trong sạch về tình cảm
Thông tin: The Greeks watched tragedies because they believed that they took negative emotions such as fear and disgust out of them and left them emotionally clean. This process was called catharsis.
Tạm dịch: Người Hy Lạp theo dõi các bi kịch bởi vì họ tin rằng chúng loại bỏ những cảm xúc tiêu cực như sợ hãi và ghê tởm ra khỏi họ và để lại cho họ cảm xúc trong sạch. Quá trình này được gọi là catharsis.

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