Tragic Terms Flashcards by Beck Penfold | Brainscape

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Hubris

A

Excessive pride

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Hamartia

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Error of judgement

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Catharsis

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Purging/ purification

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Anagnorisis

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A moment of realisation (of the truth)

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Peripeteia

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A reversal of fortune

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3 Unities

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(Minimal variation in) time, space, and action

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Catastrophe

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A moment of disaster

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Tragedy

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Goat ode (or misfortune, more seriously)

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