tragedy

Question 1

define (7)

Answer 1

1. has a specific structure (prolog, parados, stasima, exodes and a plot called the praxis)
2. has a tragic hero (someone willing to die for what they believe in, has a fatal flaw)
3. tragic downfall (unsolvable dilema)
4. there is a messenger (tries to present a solution to a problem)
5. the protagonist is given free choice, and the consequences of that choice are explored in the praxis
6. catastrophe was inevitable
7. Antigone possesses these and is said to be the purest form of a tragedy