tragedy terminology

• Hubris

  Excessive pride / arragonce

  Typical characteristic of a tragic protagonist
• Hamartia 


  A tragic error or flaw made by the protagonist, an inherent defect of shortcoming of the hero
• Peripeteia

  Reversal of fortune
• Anagnorisis 


  Moment of realisation
• Catharsis


  A cleansing which is the ultimate goal of the tragedy.
• Nemesis

  'Delivering justice', the divine retribution that pursues the hubristic.
• Meta comment 


  A comment made by another comment
• Metatheatre 


  Theatre referncing the theature,
• Zenith

  The peak
• Exposition

  Introduction to the characters, plot
• denouement?


  The ending of the play.
• unities of time, place and action?

  Aristotle: a tragedy should occur over a period of no more than 24 hours, exist in a single physical location and have one principal action.