Relevant Vocabulary Flashcards
Define Tragic Hero
- Main Characater experiences tragic downfall
Define Hamartia
- Fatal flaw leading to downfall of MC
- Jealous, quick tempor, gullible
Define Peripeteia
- Sudden unexpected change in characters circumstances
Othello:
1st - Well respected plus successful general
2nd - Convinced his wife cheated and murdered her
Define Hubris
- Excessive pride or self-confidence
Othello:
Unwillingness to change conviction that Desdemona is having an affair
Define Anagnorisis
- Point in a play when MC discovers another character’s true identity pr true nature of their own circumstances
Emilia:
Messanger who delivers the truth to Othello
Define Pathos
- Quality that evokes pity or sadness
Iago:
Appeals to Rodrigo and Othello’s emotions
Define Catharsis
- Process of releasing therefore providing relief from strong or repetitive emotions
Define Denouement
- Final part of play in which strands of the plot are drawn together plus matters are explained or resolved
Othello:
Emilia explaining how her ‘husbands’ is responsible for all their disasters
Define Fate
- Development of events outside a person’s control
Iago: Stabs and kills Emilia
Othello: Lamenting loss of his wife, kills himself next to her
Define Ineviatble
- Certain to happen, unavoidable
Othello: Inevitability when he arrives in Cyprus, and declares he ‘too much joy’
Define Tragic Villain
Define External Pressure
Define Machiavellian
- Cunning, scheming
- Its acceptable for someone to be harmful plus selfish as the ways to achieve power
Define Tragic Victim
racism
Define Antithesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Racism
Define Stereotype
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Define Hamartia
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
gender
Define subservient
willing to do what another person, organization wants, and considering your aims or wishes to be less important than those of others
gender
Define domestic sphere
women belong in the domestic or private sphere, which is concerned with home and family.
women belong in domestic/private sphere - concerned with home + family
gender
Define ideology
- a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
- the science of ideas; the study of their origin and nature
Asyndetic vs Syndetic lists
- Syndetic means connected by a conjunction (e.g. and, but, if, so)
- Asyndetic means with a comma instead of a conjunction to separate the items in a list, with an “and” or other conjunction before the last item.
Define Rational
based on or in accordance with reason or logic
Define Noble
belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.
Define Intergrity
he quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
Define Misogynistic
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women
Define meritocracy
a society or social system in which people get status or rewards because of what they achieve, rather than because of their wealth or social status
Define duplicitous
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another. synonyms: double-dealing. type of: deceit
Define debased value system
the action or process of reducing the quality or value of something
Define prejudiced
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
studied carelessness, especially as a characteristic quality or style of art or literature
Define self-possessed
calm, confident, and in control of one’s feelings; composed
Define precarious
liable to failure or catastrophe; insecure; perilous
Define perilous
full of danger or risk
Define embittered
angry or resentful at having been treated unfairly
define malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Define complicit
involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong
graft
- combine or integrate (an idea, system, etc.) with another, typically in a way considered inappropriate
- something medical
Etymology
the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history
imperative
of vital importance, crucial
malodorous
smelling very unpleasant
coalitions
a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government
