Key Terms

• atavistic


  primitive behaviour
• idiosyncratic 


  peculiar behaviour
• subsume

  absorb one thing into another
• catharsis


  relief from releasing repressed emotion
• debased


  reduce in value
• foil


  character which contrasts another to emphasise characteristics of other character
• dichotomy


  contrast of two beings that are opposed
• epistolary


  narrative told through letters and diary entries
• archetype


  character who has traits typical to role