Who is Aristotle from Theatre of the Oppressed and what is their importance? Theatre_of_the_Oppressed English & Literature Aristotle | Theatre of the Oppressed

Aristotle is a Greek philosopher who wrote an analysis of theater called Poetics. Boal recounts elements of Aristotle and interprets his Poetics as describing a theater of coercion, meant to prevent rebellion and promote the status quo. Aristotle's worldview finds virtue in temperance, so that extremes are vices. He also considers justice to be the highest virtue, and the template of justice is the existing pattern of society. In this way, Aristotle values the status quo.