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Description
Flashcards by Shelby Allen, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Shelby Allen
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Hamartia | A fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero |
| Hubris | Excessive Pride |
| Nemesis | Harm. (The agent of the hero's downfall) |
| Anagnoresis | Moment of recognition |
| Peripeteia | A reversal in roles from higher to lower |
| Chorus | A group of actors who comment on the action together |
| Strophe | First section of an ode. (shift of the chorus) |
| Antistrophe | Second section of an ode. (shift of the chorus) |
| Epode | Third section of an ode. (shift of the chorus) |
| Catastrophe | Destruction of tragedy onto the hero |
| Catharsis | Emotional release after reading a tragedy |
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