key words

• define hamartia

  a fatal flaw or error in a character that leads to downfall
• define irresistible allure

  a powerful attraction that is hard to resist
• define unchecked

  something that is unrestrained or allowed to continue without limits
• define antagonist

  villain opposes protagonist often working agaisnt their goals
• define carcass of insanity

  a metaphor describing a state of complete madness or mental breakdown
• tyrannical

  means cruel/oppressive leader: exercising power in a cruel or oppressive way
• tragic hero

  a noble character who experiences a downfall due to their own flaws
• motif of sleep

  a recurring element or theme that symbolises rest,innocence, or guilt
• anagnorisis

  when the hero recognises their circumstances the moment a character realises the truth of their situation of their own results
• androgynous

  is both male and female characteristics combining or showing characteristics traditionally associated with both genders
• peripeteia

  change in fortune a sudden reversal of fortune r change in circumstances
• duplicitious


  deceptive or dishonest in ones actions or intentions
• emasculation

  masculinity is taken away depriving someone of their traditional male roles or qualities
• femme fatale

  a dangerous female a seductive manipulative woman who often leads men to their doom
• hubris

  exxecsive pride overconfidence or arrogance that leads to downfall