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Conventions of Tragedies (English)
Conventions of Tragedies (English)
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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.