a view from the bridge Flashcards
Hamartia
A tragic flaw that directly leads to the protagonist’s downfall
Anagnorisis
Plot point where a character makes a critical recognition that causes a key realisation
Peripeteia
Reversal of fortune, a turning point that subverts the previous circumstances
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Just remember, kid, you can quicker get back a million dollars that was stole than a word you gave away
Chorus
An omniscient narrator who ratifies the inevitable nature of the tragedy
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sat there as powerless as I, and watched it (the plot) run its bloody course
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And it’s tough to love a doll that’s not your own… I’m gonna buy a paper doll that I can call my own, A doll that other fellows cannot steal
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(his smile goes),(he gets up, moves around uneasily, restlessly,) and (with increasing anxiety)
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(as he is taken off, pointing back at Eddie) That one! He killed my children! That one stole food from my children!
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(Marco grabs his arm, turning the (Eddie’s) blade inward and pressing it home)
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Only blood is good? He kissed your hand!
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I want my name! He didn’t take my name; he’s only a punk. Marco’s got my name
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His eyes were like tunnels
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Most of the time now we settle for half and I like it better. But the truth is holy,… I mourn him – I admit it – with a certain… alarm
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a faint, lonely blue