Tragic Terms
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- Created on: 19-05-16 15:06
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- Tragic terms
- Villain
- An evil character who the protagonist must battle against and who contributes to the tragic hero's fall.
- Machiavel
- A character who is prepared to act immorally in order to achieve what he or she wants.
- Malcontent
- A character who is dissatisfied because of some unfair treatment, often a result of decision made by the protagonist.
- Antagonist
- A character that opposes the protagonist
- Megalopsychia
- The 'Greatness of soul' that the protagonist should possess.
- Peripetia
- The reversal of fortune experienced by the tragic protagonist
- Hamartia
- The error of judgement made by the protagonist that sets his/her reversal of fortune in motion.
- Anagnorisis
- The point at which the protagonist recognises what he/she has done wrong and gains a new insight into the truth of existence
- Villain
- Hubris
- An excess of pride or self-confidence that often leads the protagonist to commit his/her hamartia
- Tragic terms
- Villain
- An evil character who the protagonist must battle against and who contributes to the tragic hero's fall.
- Machiavel
- A character who is prepared to act immorally in order to achieve what he or she wants.
- Malcontent
- A character who is dissatisfied because of some unfair treatment, often a result of decision made by the protagonist.
- Antagonist
- A character that opposes the protagonist
- Megalopsychia
- The 'Greatness of soul' that the protagonist should possess.
- Peripetia
- The reversal of fortune experienced by the tragic protagonist
- Hamartia
- The error of judgement made by the protagonist that sets his/her reversal of fortune in motion.
- Anagnorisis
- The point at which the protagonist recognises what he/she has done wrong and gains a new insight into the truth of existence
- Villain
- Catharsis
- The purging of the emotions experienced by the audience when watching tragedy
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