Shakespeare and Tragedy Quiz

The moment of recognition in which the hero learns the truth

• Peripeteia

• Catharsis

• Hamartia

• Anagnorisis

The feeling of pleasure one gets from watching people suffer

• Catharsis

• Anagnorisis

• Schadenfreude

• Catastrophe

The unavoidable, tragic ending of the story

• Catastrophe

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

• Catharsis

The turning point; the plot goes from good to bad

• Anagnorisis

• Peripeteia

• Hamartia

• Catastrophe

The cleansing of negative emotions after having watched a tragedy unfold

• Catharsis

• Catastrophe

• Peripeteia

• Anagnorisis

A type of drama in which the driving emotions are love and romance

• Tragedy

• Tragicomedy

• Comedy

• History

A type of drama in which the driving emotions are pity, fear, and misfortune

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Tragicomedy

• History

A type of drama which involves dark plot elements, but has a happy ending

• Tragedy

• Tragicomedy

• Comedy

• History

A type of drama which tells of the exploits of a historic king

• Tragedy

• Tragicomedy

• Comedy

• History

George tells Lennie that one day they will own a farm of their own, causing Lennie to obsess over tending to the rabbits

• Tragedy

• Catastrophe

• Hamartia

• Anagnorisis