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hamartia
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"error" the mistake the hero makes.
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mimesis
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imitation
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pathos
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emotions of pity and fear that are aroused in the audience
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anagnorisis
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"recognition or discovery" occurs at climax in conjunction w/ peripeteia
Anagnorisisis a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery. Anagnorisis originally meant recognition in its Greek context, not only of a person but also of what that person stood for. |
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mythos
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"plot" impression one goes away with
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peripeteia
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"reversal" of good to bad/ bad to good. "turning point"
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6 parts of a tragedy
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According to Aristotle, tragedy has six main elements: plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle (scenic effect), and song (music), of which the first two are primary.
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catharsis
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purging of emotions
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aristotle went to what academy?
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plato's
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aristotle's school was called
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lyceum
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