Shakespear Flashcards
What does conventions mean?
The things you expect to see in a particular genre. A way in which something is usually done.
What does catharsis mean?
The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from wrong or repressed emotions.
What does hamartia mean?
A fatal flow that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero.
What does dramatic irony mean?
The audience knows what the character does not
What does hubris mean?
Excessive pride
What was the prophecy in Oedipus Rex?
The son would kill their father and marry their mother
What was the fatal flaw in othellos personality that led to his downfall?
Jealousy
What was king lears fate at the end of the play?
He would die of sorrow
What are the similarities in Shakespeare plays?
They all die at the end
Who was Aristotle?
A Greek philosopher who created a book called ‘poetics’ which defined the genre and conventions of ‘tragedy’.
