Aristotle Reference Definitions Flashcards
What is mimesis?
The inescapable agent of Simone’s downfall such as Oedipus’ curse
What is peripeteia?
Reversal of the situation that being a change by which the actions veers round to its opposite
Subject always to our rule of probability or necessity
What is anangnoris?
The change from ignorance to knowledge producing love or hate between the persons destined by the port for good or bad fortune
What is a hamartia ?
A fatal flaw mistake or actions character takes which leads to their down fall
What is catharsis ?
The notion of purging strong emotions usually by triggering them
What does the best kind of anagnorisus coniside with ?
A reversal (peripeteia)
What is anagnorisus simply in Oedipus ?
When Oedipus realised he fulfilled the prophecy and blinds himself
- Often translated as recognition
- it a very simply putting two and two together moment
