Studied by 12 peopleThe word tragedy comes from
Tragos (Goat) and Ode (song)
Tradgedy
An imitation of an action which has serious consequences; it is complete (no cliffhangers) and of a certain magnitude (Importance); it is acted not narrated
Catharsis
A purging of emotion in the audience by arousing pity and fear
Tragic flaw
A character trait that leads to his or her downfall
Hubris
Excessive pride/arrogance
Tragic error
A mistake in action or judgement, not necessarily a flawed character
Characteristic of a Tragic hero
The hero is a mighty figure or someone who is better than us in some way
The hero has a tragic flaw or makes a tragic error
The hero suffers a reversal of fortunes
The hero endures uncommon suffering
the hero recognizes ( and may even take responsibility for) the consequences of his actions
The hero’s plight ennobles or enlarges us
Hamartia
A mistake, error, failure, fault, or sin. Hero attempts to do the right thing in a situation where the right things cannot be done
Peripeteia
Occurs when a character tries to accomplish one thing but brings about the exact opposite
Anagnorisis
occurs when a character comes to recognize and/or understand the error he/she has made
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows more than the character
Oedipus complex
a sexual desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex and a related sense of rivalry with the parent of the same sex.
Nostalgic
characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia
Passive
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
Volatile
(of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion.
sensible
(of a statement or course of action) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit.
conceited
excessively proud of oneself; vain.
observant
quick to notice things.
corruption
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
discretion
the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.
initiate
A process or action to begin
illusion
a deceptive appearance or impression.
kinsman
(in anthropological or formal use) a man who is one of a person's blood relations.
motif
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. (a concept or idea)
inhumanity
extremely cruel and brutal behavior.
Comitatus
A group of loyal warriors
Heroic ideal
being courageous and successful in war
Ring giver
He (the king) must share the spoils of war to his thanes
Wergild
money paid to a dead person’s relatives by the murderer. this was done to ward off long quarrels or “blood feuds” between families
mead
alcoholic beverage
Scop
Anglo-Saxon poet/minstral; would recite the poems in performances
Gleeman
A harpist who would accompany the scop
Types of poetry
Heroic
Elegiac
Heroic poetry
recounting the achievements of warriors
Elegiac poetry
Laments the loss of loved ones and the loss of the past
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliterative Verse
Form of verse that uses alliteration as the principal structuring device to unify lines of poetry, as opposed to other devices such as rhyme
Accentual verse
Metrical system based only on the number of stresses or accented syllables in a line of verse
Caesura
A break in the middle of the line of poetry; the scop would pause here to catch his breath and it helped remembering the long poems
Kenning
poetic phrase used for the usual name of a person or thing (Ex: “Wave traveler” for a boat)
conflict
struggle between 2 opposing forces
Types of conflict
Internal conflict
External conflict
Internal Conflict
A struggle within the character
happens in the character’s mind
Character vs. Self
External Conflict
Takes place outside the body; it’s between the character and outside forces
3 types of external conflict
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
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