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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.<ref> Armstrong, Linda, Mary Dieterich, and Sarah M. Anderson. "Glossary of Technical Terms." Common Core: Types of Text. Quincy, IL: Mark Twain Media, Inc., 2014. 41. Print. </ref>
* [[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 ==
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