Ap Running Notes (56-59)

Question 1

Ambiguity

Answer 1

contains more than one meaning.

Question 2

Archetype

Answer 2

A common and recurring representation in a particular human culture or entire human race.

Question 3

Function of archetype

Answer 3

The use of archetypical characters and situations gives a literary work a universal acceptance, as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context.

Question 4

Tragic Flaw

Answer 4

Can be defined as a trait of a character leading to his downfall and the character is often the hero of a literary piece.