Tragedy Genre

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Across
  1. 2. Plato claimed that Tragedy encourages _____ overreactions and endangers social order
  2. 4. Hegel asserts that it is the characters’ refusal to ____, compromise, or reflect that causes the tragedy
  3. 6. What occurs onstage in a Jacobean Tragedy that previously occurred “out of sight”?
  4. 9. Aristotle claimed that a Tragic Hero is neither perfect nor _____
  5. 11. Who claimed that Tragedy teaches us about consequences?
  6. 12. The action that makes up Act 2 where further issues are encountered and tension rises
  7. 16. Who claimed that a hero’s fate is both omnipotent and affects the whole nation / empire?
  8. 17. Excessive pride
  9. 18. Period during which Shakespeare was writing
  10. 20. The highest point of tension, aka the point of no return or turning point of the play
  11. 21. The set up and establishment of the world/ characters in Act 1
  12. 22. Bradley describes Tragedy as being not the expulsion of evil, but the _____ __ _____
  13. 23. Aristotle described catharsis as the _____ of emotions
  14. 24. Whose pyramid do we consult when looking at plot structure in a Tragedy?
  15. 26. Aristotle explained that Tragedy features a noble hero who has greatness but is also in some ways ______
  16. 29. Bradley explains that a tragic error does not involve a conscious breach of right, but is accompanied by full ____ of right
  17. 32. An antagonist who is the antithesis of the hero, possessing opposite traits
  18. 33. Error of judgement committed by hero
  19. 35. What type of Tragedy deals with lower class characters and focuses on their private lives and personal themes
  20. 36. Aristotle claimed that Tragedy is morally ____ or sound - a servant - to society/ established power
  21. 37. Aristotle said that Tragedy is about _____ truths
  22. 38. An antagonist who is dissatisfied with some perceived or real unfairness within society and intent on revenge for this
  23. 40. Shakespeare’s time period saw many _____ _____ traditions revisited
  24. 41. The action that makes up Act 4 during which the hero moves towards the inevitable end
Down
  1. 1. Who claimed that a noble hero has marked imperfections despite comparative innocence?
  2. 3. Hegel claims that the hero’s _____ is necessary for “healing”
  3. 5. Greatness of soul possessed by hero
  4. 7. Who claimed that Tragedy is a danger to society because it provokes dangerous passions?
  5. 8. The Discovery - realisation of wrongdoings
  6. 10. Jacobean Tragedy is also known as Senecan Revenge Tragedy, or as Theatre of ______
  7. 13. The purging of fear and pity achieved by the end of the story
  8. 14. Hegel describes the hero and villain as asserting _____ and just positions and the Tragedy is centred on this conflict
  9. 15. The consequence of the hero’s mistake(s)
  10. 18. In a Jacobean Tragedy, what is the central motive of characters?
  11. 19. The “inciting incident” aka the issue that starts the conflict of the play in Act 1
  12. 25. What type of Tragedy features upper class characters and deals with the affairs of the state and political power?
  13. 27. An antagonist who is cunning, evil, and immoral, entirely out for their own gain
  14. 28. Reversal of fortune - the downfall
  15. 30. Who claimed that Tragedy is unrealistic?
  16. 31. What do Jacobean heroes usually descend into?
  17. 34. After the tragic consequences, the characters discover what went wrong and a _____ is established.
  18. 39. Who claims that Tragedy is not about moral conflict, but about rights vs institutions?