Terminology

• Machiavellian

  A person who lacks moral values and is dismissive of right and wrong to achieve their own goals
• Vicissitude 


  A change of circumstances that is typically unfortunate
• Zealotry

  An extreme obsession or devotion to something
• Besmirch


  To damage someone’s reputation or purity
• Anagnorisis

  The moment a character recognises their own downfall
• Peripetia

  The reversal of fortune for a character
• Hamartia

  A hero's tragic flaw that causes their downfall
• Catharsis

  A release of emotion
• Pathos

  An experience or character that evokes compassion or sympathy
• Microcosm

  A character or thing that represents something much larger