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== General Characteristics == | == General Characteristics == | ||
* [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune. | * [[memesis | Mimetic]] Perspective — the sudden and catastrophic [[peripeteia | fall]] of a great person from fortune to misfortune. | ||
* Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | * Affective (audience response) Perspective — arouses a [[catharsis]] of pity and terror. | ||
* Causal relationship between character and fate — character contributes to destiny. | * Causal relationship between character and fate — character contributes to destiny. | ||
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* Tragic protagonist dies, or meets his/her fate, bravely. | * Tragic protagonist dies, or meets his/her fate, bravely. | ||
* Tragic protagonist achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis|<i>anagnoresis</i>]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]]. | * Tragic protagonist achieves a degree of [[anagnorisis|<i>anagnoresis</i>]] or enlightenment; also an acceptance of his/her [[hamartia | flaw]]. | ||
* Tragic protagonist makes important choices. Her/his choices matter because they effect more than just his/her life. | * Tragic protagonist makes important choices. Her/his choices matter because they effect more than just his/her life.<ref> Armstrong, Linda, Mary Dieterich, and Sarah M. Anderson. "Glossary of Technical Terms." <i>Common Core: Types of Text</i>. Quincy, IL: Mark Twain Media, Inc., 2014. 41. Print. </ref> | ||
== Tragedies and Tragedians == | == Tragedies and Tragedians == | ||