greek tragedy

Question 1

tragedy

Answer 1

work which revolves around a main character, who is as good morally or better than average man kind and who has a change in fortune from happiness to misery, caused by characters defect in judgement or shortcoming in conduct

Question 2

fear

Answer 2

what we feel when misfortune comes upon one like ourselves

Question 3

tragic hero

Answer 3

major character in a tragedy that possesses a tragic flaw, his or her punishment outweighs the crime

Question 4

pity

Answer 4

what we feel at a misfortune that is out of portion to the fault of a man

Question 5

catharsis

Answer 5

what viewer is supposed to feel after play, “purging of the disturbing emotions, ‘fear&pity’.”

Question 6

hubris

Answer 6

most common tragic flaw, excessive pride

Question 7

tragic flaw

Answer 7

“in general, we have primarily to do with a certain moral bent in the hero, towards goodness in the main, but undisciplined; hence a short coming which tends to show itself in faulty action at critical points in his career”
“blindness of the heart”
bent: mostly good, good intentions
hamartia: action (greek)