Tragedie Flashcards
Domestic
It is a drama that is taking place in a household
Anti-hero
It is a hero that doesn’t fit into the classical hero’s characteristics
Hamartia
The hero’s fatal error that leads to their inevitable downfall
Redemption
The chance to make up for your faults/be saved from your actions
Tragic hero
A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces,bring on a tragedy
Agnorisis
The point at which the hero becomes aware of, or accept the fact of his or her error of judgment
Reversal
The tragic hero’s change in behaviour resulting from their recognition of error
Noble (adj)
A character who has excellent qualities
Catharsis
The emotional release experienced by the audience of the tragedy
Hubris
Excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist
Pathos
A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Purpose of tragedy for the tragic hero
To learn wisdom and to accept their limitations as humans before the laws of the gods
Purpose of tragedy for the audience
To experience pathos or sympathy for the suffering experienced by the tragic hero as a result of his or her unwitting error of judgment
Duplicity
Deceitful behaviour
A drama set in a household
A domestic