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What is the best description of a "comedy"?

• A "comedy" is a light-hearted, simple story structure.

• The term “comedy” referred to a play that had a happy ending. Comedies centered around an average person, the “everyman hero.”

• A "comedy" refers strictly to a story or play that is most typically humorous, or a story that the audience can laugh with.

• A "comedy" is a play or story that is always humorous, despite the subject matter of the plot.

What is the best description of a "tragedy"?

• Greek tragedies dealt with the more serious aspects of the human condition, such as love and loss. These plays featured a “tragic hero”:

• Greek tragedies dealt with both serious and comedic elements.

• Greek tragedies always had a bad ending, dealing with someone's death or loss of a loved one.

• Tragic story telling that will effect the audience in a negative or powerful manner.

Where did Aristotle study as a young man?

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Why did Aristotle leave Athens towards the end of his life?

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According to Aristostle, how can people best realize their potential?

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Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a person who must evoke a sense of ______ and ______ in the audience.

• awe and wonder

• hate and sympathy

• hubris and catharsis

• fear and pity

Quickly explain how the "tragic hero" in Scene 1 experiences hamartia.

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Quickly explain how in Scene 1 the "tragic hero" contains or demonstrates hubris.

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Explain what the "nemesis" is for the tragic hero in Scene 1.

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Which option best describes Hamartia?

• excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things.

• A tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero.

• Feelings of pity and fear felt by the audience.

• A punishment that the protagonist cannot avoid because of his hubris.