Elements Of Tragedy Flashcards
1
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Plot
A
Arrangement of incidents
2
Q
Incentive moment
A
The beginning of the cause-and-effect chain
3
Q
Katharsis
A
Purgation/cleansing of fear and pity
4
Q
Spectacle
A
Production of effects, which depend more on the art of the stage machinist than the poet
5
Q
Melody of the Chorus
A
The musical element of the chorus
6
Q
Diction
A
Expression of meaning in words
7
Q
Character
A
Will support plot (motivations will be connected to parts of cause-and-effect chain)
8
Q
Thought
A
Speech reveals character and theme
9
Q
Peripeteia
A
Reversal of intention, self-destructive action
10
Q
Anagnorisis
A
Recognition, enlightenment, transition from ignorance to knowledge
11
Q
Catastrophe
A
Change of fortune, leads to scene of suffering
