Vocabulary Flashcards
(22 cards)
catharsis
the releasing of strong emotions
transgress
violate social or moral barriers
allude
indirectly reference
poignant
significant
double entendre
use of double meaning words and deliberate ambiguity e.g “die”
Manifest
making something happen by thinking it e.g “a plague o’ both your houses”
Motif
recurrent theme
dramatic irony
when the audience know something the characters do not
hamartia
characters tragic flaw
autonomy
right to having your own actions and decisions
convention
traditional way of doing things
virtue
moral trait or behaviour
Didactic
intended to teach a moral lesson
Moral imperative
an instruction on what is right or wrong, the ghosts provide this
prolepsis
flash forward
dichotomy
2 ideas contrast to each other
foil
character which serves as a contrast to another
metamorphosis
a change or transformation
capitalism
economic system based on private ownership
covetous
jealous
Malthusian views
mathlus believed the victorian london was overpopulated and so poverty would be inevitable
misanthropic
a person who dislikes others
