What do you think Aristotle means by "pleasure proper to tragedy?"

The "pleasure" of which Aristotle speaks is more of an
appreciation of the beauty of a work of art that embodies tragedy.  I think that
Aristotle is bringing out the idea that art, while it can depict the worst of
consciousness, can be beautiful in this depiction.  For example, art can display the
most painful of conditions but do so in a manner whereby one can only express
appreciation of it.  When I speak with students about "favorite movies," I always
indicate "Schindler's List" or "Sophie's Choice."  Almost a patterned response that the
kids have upon hearing this is, "That's so depressing!  How could you like that!"  I
think that Aristotle's understanding of "pleasure" might be evident here.  When a work
embodies the principles that Aristotle attributes must be contained in an effective
work, it is in this light that tragedy can contain a level of "pleasure" for the work
has impacted the audience on both an emotional level of fully understanding the tragic
predicament of the protagonist, and has done so in an aesthetic light where its
construction has captured the audience's imagination.