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The recognition achieved by the [[protagonist]] of a [[tragedy]], usually an understanding of, or higher wisdom gained by acknowledging his or her <i>[[hamartia]]</i>. This recognition usually occurs after the tragedy’s <i>[[peripetia]]</i>, like Oedipus’ realizing that he murdered his father and slept with his mother.
The recognition achieved by the [[protagonist]] of a [[tragedy]], usually an understanding of, or higher wisdom gained by acknowledging his or her <i>[[hamartia]]</i>. This recognition usually occurs after the tragedy’s <i>[[peripeteia]]</i>, like Oedipus’ realizing that he murdered his father and slept with his mother.


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[[Literary Terms]]
[[Literary Terms]]