Question 3

Question 1

Plato/Socrates: imitative art is harmful 1

Answer 1

Imitative art like Tragedies leads to the arousal of negative emotions (wild) which is not ideal to keep a tame society.

Question 2

Plato/Socrates: imitative art is harmful 2

Answer 2

Imitative art deceives people and causes misconceptions about real events when people should be seeking real knowledge (intellectual knowledge of the forms)

Question 3

Aristotle counterargument 1

Answer 3

1. Imitative art should arouse emotions so people achieve katharsis and negative emotions don’t bleed into society

Question 4

Aristotle counterargument 2

Answer 4

2. These imitations of serious events can have some truth through the characters. It can teach how people with certain traits will respond to events or about smaller details by focusing on specific characters (ex: love during these times)

Question 5

Aristotle counterargument 1

Answer 5

Imitative art should arouse emotions so people achieve katharsis and negative emotions don’t bleed into society