| Term | Definition |
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| Aristotelian Tragedy | Serious events that are over exaggerated in the form of action, not narration. The incidents invoke pity and fear that leads to the katharis. |
| Hamartia | Means "tragic flaw". Greek translation is closer mistake. Protagonist will bring about his own downfall, mistakenly. Reason because he's not knowledgeable enough. |
| Peripeteia | Also know as "reversal of intention". It is connected to the catastrophe. This occurs when a character causes an event that is opposite to what he/she meant to do. The peripeteia leads to the anagnorisis. |
| Anagnorisis | Apart of a complex plot. Also know as "recognition". It is connected to the catastrophe. The anagnorisis is the change from ignorance to knowledge. Producing love or hate between the person's predetermined outcome to have good or bad fortune. |
| Katharis | Release of personal fear of the impersonal universe |
| Catastrophe | Change of fortune within the pity/fear of the character. |
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