wex unit 2

group

plays are a _____ experience

imitation reality

aristotle says art is an _______ of _______

foreshadowing

what hints about the outcome in tragedy but also just in literature in general

catharsis

purgatation of emotions

antecedent action

what explains prior action?

suspense

what maintains the audience/reader's interest?

climax

what is the point at which catastrophe is inevitable

reversal

the turning point in that triangle of tragedy

catastrophe

where everyone in a tragedy dies (literally or figuratively)

denouement

unraveling/untangling, answering questions so audience members understand

noble/high

characteristic of a tragic hero: _________ birth

hamartia

flaw/error in judgement, such as hubris, which is excessive pride (it's the greek term i think)

paripeteia

reversal of fortune brought about by error in judgement (the greek term)

anagnorisis

the recognition that the reversal of fortune, or pariipetia, is a result of the hero's own actions

irony

the definition of ______ is incongruity or twist in meaning

verbal

_______ irony: context reveals that words said are the opposite of what is meant

situational

__________ irony: discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens

dramatic

________ irony: discrepancy between what the audience/reader knows versus what the character(s) know

socratic

_______ irony: character/speaker pretends to be ignorant in order to expose another character's faulty logic

cosmic

_______ irony: gods/fate amuse themselves at our expense

romantic

_________ irony: writers create a serious mood only to make light of themselves (this is not in oedipus rex according to goodwin)

formal/logic

type of definition - term, class, differentiation

example

type of definition - showing what it is

etymology

type of definition - history of the word, tracing current meaning to original meaning

negation

type of definition - showing what it is NOT

synonym

type of definition - words that mean the same thing/similar

extended definition

text (such as a paragraph or essay) that explains nuanced or complex term, it draws on several approaches of definitions

synonym

definition for lamp: similar to a light or flashlight

formal/logical

definition for triangle: a triangle is a shape with three sides

etymology

definition for triangle: the word triangle could be traced back to the 14th century, the latin word triangulum, along with tri meaning 3

example

definition for triangle: a drawing of a triangle

negation

definition for a triangle: drawing of a square and a circle

id

which psychic zone is totally in subconscious and is just trying to fulfill desire

superego

which psychic zone is really trying to regulate the id based on the ideas of what is socially acceptable

ego

which psychic zone is in both conscious and unconscious and tries to control the superego and the id

dreams

what, according to freud, reveals the id's repressed desires

conscious

in the freud iceberg (the iceberg being the mind), what is above the water?

id

what zone of the human psyche lacks rational thought?

sublimation

which defense mechanism - turning unpleasant emotions to something positive

regression

which defense mechanism - using an earlier way of coping, like a child

repression

which defense mechanism - "purposely" forgetting something, often a traumatic event

denial

which defense mechanism - refusing to believe something is true

projection

which defense mechanism - attributing unacceptable thoughts to others, thinking and accusing that they are what you are

reaction formation

which defense mechanism - doing the opposite, even exaggerated, of what you want to do

displacement

which defense mechanism - doing what you actually want to do to someone/thing to someone/thing else

rationalization

which defense mechanism - explain unconscious reasons away in ways that make sense but are not true, justifying your actions

sublimation

example of which defense mechanism - elanor feels angry but channels her feelings into playing aggressively for the rugby team

rationalization

example of which defense mechanism - emma's car breaks down but she doesn't want to tell anyone why she is riding her bike, so she says it's because it's better for the environment

reaction formation

example of which defense mechanism - silvia unconsciously feels angry and jealous of her sister because she thinks her sister is her mother’s favorite. She starts to be very sweet to her sister and do a lot of nice things for her

displacement

example of which defense mechanism - philipp feels angry with his parents so he keeps getting into arguments with people at school

repression

example of which defense mechanism - ellie isn’t aware of feeling upset but finds she keeps bursting into tears

denial

example of which defense mechanism - ayla is finding it increasingly difficult to see things clearly but refuses to admit she needs glasses.

projection

example of which defense mechanism - addie wants people to pay her more attention, but accuses soren of always wanting to be the center of attention.

regression

example of which defense mechanism - nina is feeling very worried about an upcoming bio test so she starts carrying around an old stuffed animal

anal

which psychosexual stage has to do with toilet training?

oral

which psychosexual stage has to do with breast feeding?

phallic

which psychosexual stage has to do with the oedipus/electra complex?

latency/NA

which psychosexual stage has to do with gender identity?

genital

which psychosexual stage has to do with genitals and competency?

okay

if anyone wants to give me flaschard ideas for oedipus rex please email them to claudia licht bc i do not really know what's going on in that play or movie or notes (PLEASE!!!)

Ekklesia

Athen’s main governing body and made the most important decisions - laws, war, foreign policy

The Boule

a council made up of 500 men (50 from each of the 10 Athenian tribes)

The Dikasteria

court, made up of 500 men over 30 years old, chosen by lottery