As proof of this claim, Aristotle says that in theatrical contests, namely the agon at the City Dionysia and elsewhere, the plays that deal with a few families and that end badly are found to be the most tragic.
作为这说法的证明, 亚里士多德说, 在戏剧比赛中,即城市酒神节和其他地方的比赛中,涉及少数家庭且结局糟糕的戏剧被认为最悲惨的。