Tragedy Terms

When we gain wisdom and knowledge at the end of the play and get a release from our fear and pity, what is this?

• denoument

• catharsis

• Peripeteia

• hamartia

When Othello at last recognizes his jealousy led to the downfall of those he loves, what is this moment called?

• anagnorisis

• catharsis

• hubris

• irony

If the gods have already established the outcome of the characters' lives, we would call this what?

• fate

• free will

• hamartia

• hubris

A tragic hero's excessive pride is know as what?

• hamartia

• hubris

• irony

• miasma

The turning point in the play is known as what?

• hubris

• catharsis

• peripetia

• irony

The tragic hero's fatal flaw is also known as what?

• peripetia

• catharsis

• paradox

• hamartia

A tragic hero is what at the beginning of the play?

• Of high status

• A King

• A military man

• Unknown

Iago is an example of what?

• The tragic hero

• A tragic villain

• The tragic protagonist

• The tragic victim

A key feature of a tragedy is what?

• A mixture of comedy and tragedy

• The hero experiences a tragic downfall

• The inevitability of suffering

• War