Lecture 4 - Reading for plot and for charachter Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Plot (2)
A
events of the narrative - what happens to the main characters
connected by a logic / consequences
2
Q
Character
A
person who performs actions of the plot
3
Q
Features of oral narratives (3)
A
formulae - repetition
fixed epithets - an adjective used alongside a characters name
character types -defined by narrative function
4
Q
How is a character defined ? (4)
A
action
speech
opinion of others
structural role within narrative
5
Q
Arrival of a guest type scene (5)
A
Description of setting
Welcome of guest
Washing upon arrival
Being fed and offered drink
Questions after of identity
6
Q
xenia
A
hospitality
7
Q
transgressive
A
violation of a moral or social boundary
7
Q
subversion
A
undermining power/authority of an established system
8
Q
perversion
A
behaving in a was contrary to expected
