Conventions of Tragedies (English) (9 Cards)
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1 At the beginning of the play….. The tragic hero should be more noble than evil.
2 What does the tragic hero experience? A downfall as a result of the interaction between his or her flaw and fate.
3 What does the tragic hero often become? A kind of scapegoat linked to tragos outcast from their society.
4 What plays some roles in the events of a play? Fate or Fortune.
5 What should the audience experience? Catharsis at the end of the play.
6 What should the tragic hero be? Important like a nobleman of Royal in his or her society.
7 What should the tragic hero have? A fatal flaw.
8 Where does the word tragedy originate from? The Ancient Greek ‘tragos’ which is goat.
9 Who was Aristotle? From 384 to 320 2BC he was a very important ancient Greek thinker and teacher whose poetics outline the conventions of tragedy.