tragedy context Flashcards

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Aristotle’s conventions of tragedy

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  • character born to greatness
  • hubris
  • hamartia
  • nemesis
  • peripeteia
  • anagnorisis
  • catharsis
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character born to greatness (tragedy)

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higher starting point so further to fall

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hubris

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extreme pride (may not understand the consequences of their actions)

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hamartia

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‘fatal flaw’ that may lead to their downfall

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nemesis

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someone working against the protagonist

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peripeteia

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a reversal of fortune

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anagnorisis

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a moment of insight just before their doom

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catharsis

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a feeling of purging or cleansing at the end of the play

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key qualities of the ‘tragic hero’

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  • born of noble birth or stature
  • possessed of outstanding qualities and/or greatness
  • may suffer from excessive pride (hubris)
  • own actions lead them to their own fate: act more than they are acted upon
  • their own destruction is assured but should have an effect upon the audience (pity, fear, awe, wonder)
  • tragic flaw (hamartia) which leads to their downfall
  • will experience a reversal of fortune as a result of this flaw (peripeteia)
  • moment of self awareness and realisation
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