Terms for Studying Tragic Plays

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Across
  1. 4. a noble pursuit
  2. 5. can be internal or external
  3. 6. pity that the audience feels for the characters
  4. 8. a serious play with bad outcomes
  5. 9. when the tragic hero understands his situation
  6. 12. time, place, action
  7. 14. Greek for "to miss the mark"
  8. 16. a purging of fear/emotions through art
Down
  1. 1. difference b/t what the audience understands versus what the characters know
  2. 2. excessive pride
  3. 3. reversal of circumstances
  4. 7. the protagonist of a tragic play
  5. 10. a hasty decision that blinds a character to reality
  6. 11. this causes the downfall of the tragic hero
  7. 13. a consequence
  8. 15. the dramatic conflict b/t characters