Entertaiment is an activity that catches and holds the attention of the audience. It is a form of entertainment that involves activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of entertaining people. It can be an idea or task, but it is more likely to be one of the many activities that have evolved for the sole purpose of entertaining people. According to Bates and Ferri, it is an objective activity that involves communication between text and audience from an external stimulus, offers pleasure, requires an audience, and occurs in a passive form.
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