LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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A play with intertwined episodes
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A play where one episode leads necessarily to the next
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A play with unrelated episodes
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -First, there is the complex tragedy, made up of peripeteia and anagnorisis; second, the tragedy of suffering; third, the tragedy of character; and fourth, the tragedy of spectacle.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aristotle defined three key elements which make a tragedy: harmartia, anagnorisis, and peripeteia. Hamartia is a hero’s tragic flaw; the aspect of the character which ultimately leads to their downfall. In Othello, his rage and recklessness is fueled, more than anything, by his jealousy.
Detailed explanation-3: -tragedy, branch of drama that treats in a serious and dignified style the sorrowful or terrible events encountered or caused by a heroic individual.
Detailed explanation-4: -Revenge tragedy (for example-Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta) Social tragedy ( Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House) Romantic tragedy (Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) Domestic tragedy (George Lillo’s The London Merchant) Heroic Drama (Roger Boyle’s The Black Prince) More items •09-Dec-2019