aristotlean tragedy

is king lear an aristotlean tragedy

no, he just took inspiration from the themes

what kind of hero does aristotle introduce

tragic hero

what are the characteristics of a tragic hero

morally gray and has a hamartia

what is a hamartia

fatal flaw

who is the tragic hero of king lear and why

king lear- he’s morally gray (does wrong but isn’t totally immoral) and has a hamartia (his blindness)

what were the six elements of a tragedy that aristotle introduced

plot, character, verbal expression, thought, visual adornment, and song composition

what three elements does the plot have to contain

pathos, anagnorisis, and peripetia

what is pathos

feelings of pity for a character

where does shakespeare create pathos

lear → being betrayed by his daughters

gloucester → being betrayed by edmund and losing his eyes

edgar → being wrongfully blamed

cordelia → being wrongfully exiled

what is anagnorisis

a change from ignorance to awareness

when does anagnorisis occur in king lear

lear → when he realises that goneril and regan betrayed him, and that cordelia was the one who truly loved him

gloucester → when he realised edmund betrayed him and edgar was in the right

what is peripetia

a reversal of fate

when does peripetia occur in king lear

at the beginning of the play when lear decides to divide his kingdom