aspects of tragedy

Question 1

define tragic hero

Answer 1

the protagonist of a tragic story, in which, despite their virtuous and sympathetic traits and ambitions they untimely meet defeat, suffering and an untimely end

Question 2

define hamartia

Answer 2

a fatal flaw, leading to the demise or downfall of a tragic hero/ heroine

Question 3

define peripeteia

Answer 3

a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances especially in reference to fictional narrative

Question 4

define hubris

Answer 4

excessive pride with serious consequences, often called “the pride that comes before the fall”

Question 5

define anagnorisis

Answer 5

the point in a play in which the principal character recognises or discovers another characters true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances

Question 6

define pathos

Answer 6

to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.

Question 7

define catharisis

Answer 7

the process of releasing and therefore providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

Question 8

define denouement

Answer 8

the point where all conflicts have been resolved and leave the reader with closure

Question 9

define fate

Answer 9

the development of events outside a persons control, regarded as predetermined by supernatural powers

Question 10

define inveitable