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tragedy vocab
from the book antigone
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| elitism | discrimination based on a feeling of privilege or social superiority |
| tragic downfall | the descent of a noble character in status and reputation |
| principled | ethical; having high moral standards |
| fallible | not perfect, susceptible to error |
| propaganda | excessive use of emotion which obscure logic |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| analogy | comparison |
| pathos | persuasion based on appeal to the audience's emotions |
| fortuitous | happening by chance |
| portent | omen |
| ageism | discrimination based on ones age |
| affront | insult; direct challenge |
| rhetoric | he art of persuasion |
| rue | regret |
| sexism | discrimination based on ones gender |
| allusion | a reference in a work of literature to history, religion, or another work of literature |
| defile | to show disrespect, often by physical damage |
| anarchy | lawlessness |
| situational irony | a situation which is the opposite of what one might expect |
| vengeance | revenge |
| tragic flaw | the character fault that contributes to the downfall of a tragic hero |
| foreboding | a mood which suggests danger or doom to come |
| metaphor | comparison with out the use of "like" or "as"; implied comparison |
| foreshadowing | a hint of what is to come in a story |
| catharsis | response of the audience at the end of a tragedy: a feeling of we and pity for the downfall of the tragic hero |
| instigator | one who stirs up trouble or a problem |
| ethos | persuasion based on the speaker's character, intelligence, credibility |
| unwavering | unchanged |
| insulant | rude and defiant |
| resolute | determined |
| wrath | rage, anger |
| dramatic irony | situation in which the audience knows something that a character does not |
| dismissive | ignoring another's perspective |
| logos | an appeal based on facts, deduction, induction, and compelling examples |
| disdain | contempt |
| culprit | guilty party, perpetrator |
| vindication | act of justifying one's actions |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| despotic | tyrannical |
| formidable | imposing, impressive, hard to overcome |
| antipathy | extreme dislike, hatred |
| fratricide | the act of killing one's brother |
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