Tragedy Flashcards
1
Q
What are the key aspects of tragedy
A
- Setting
- Journey towards death
- Role of tragic villain
- Fate & inevitability
- Tragic hero affects the world around him creating chaos
- Order to disorder, climax to resolution
2
Q
What are they key dramatic structures
A
- Linear order
- Cyclical structure
- repetition
- Allegory ( story used to convey a hidden meaning)
- Catalyst
3
Q
What are the the key dramatic characterisation
A
- Speech & Language
- Dramatic irony
- dialogue, soliloquy, aside
- private or public scene
4
Q
What are they key dramatic methods
A
- Juxtaposition
- contrast
- motif/theme
- symbols
5
Q
What are the key methods
A
- Imagery
- Personification
- Classical allusion
- biblical allusion
- metaphor
- simile
- hyperbole
- pathetic fallacy
6
Q
What are the key tragic methods
A
- Pathos
- Peripetia
- Hamartia
- Hubris
- Anagnorisis
- Catharsis
7
Q
What is pathos
A
evokes sympathy or pity
8
Q
What is Hubris
A
excessive pride
9
Q
What is peripetia
A
sudden reversal of fortune
10
Q
What is Anagnorisis
A
recognition of the truth
