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group

plays are a _____ experience

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imitation reality

aristotle says art is an _______ of _______

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foreshadowing

what hints about the outcome in tragedy but also just in literature in general

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catharsis

purgatation of emotions

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antecedent action

what explains prior action?

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suspense

what maintains the audience/reader's interest?

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climax

what is the point at which catastrophe is inevitable

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reversal

the turning point in that triangle of tragedy

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catastrophe

where everyone in a tragedy dies (literally or figuratively)

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denouement

unraveling/untangling, answering questions so audience members understand

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noble/high

characteristic of a tragic hero: _________ birth

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hamartia

flaw/error in judgement, such as hubris, which is excessive pride (it's the greek term i think)

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paripeteia

reversal of fortune brought about by error in judgement (the greek term)

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anagnorisis

the recognition that the reversal of fortune, or pariipetia, is a result of the hero's own actions

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irony

the definition of ______ is incongruity or twist in meaning

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verbal

_______ irony: context reveals that words said are the opposite of what is meant

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situational

__________ irony: discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens

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dramatic

________ irony: discrepancy between what the audience/reader knows versus what the character(s) know

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socratic

_______ irony: character/speaker pretends to be ignorant in order to expose another character's faulty logic

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cosmic

_______ irony: gods/fate amuse themselves at our expense

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romantic

_________ irony: writers create a serious mood only to make light of themselves (this is not in oedipus rex according to goodwin)

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formal/logic

type of definition - term, class, differentiation

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example

type of definition - showing what it is

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etymology

type of definition - history of the word, tracing current meaning to original meaning

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negation

type of definition - showing what it is NOT

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synonym

type of definition - words that mean the same thing/similar

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extended definition

text (such as a paragraph or essay) that explains nuanced or complex term, it draws on several approaches of definitions

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synonym

definition for lamp: similar to a light or flashlight

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formal/logical

definition for triangle: a triangle is a shape with three sides

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etymology

definition for triangle: the word triangle could be traced back to the 14th century, the latin word triangulum, along with tri meaning 3

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example

definition for triangle: a drawing of a triangle

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negation

definition for a triangle: drawing of a square and a circle

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id

which psychic zone is totally in subconscious and is just trying to fulfill desire

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superego

which psychic zone is really trying to regulate the id based on the ideas of what is socially acceptable

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ego

which psychic zone is in both conscious and unconscious and tries to control the superego and the id

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dreams

what, according to freud, reveals the id's repressed desires

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conscious

in the freud iceberg (the iceberg being the mind), what is above the water?

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id

what zone of the human psyche lacks rational thought?

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sublimation

which defense mechanism - turning unpleasant emotions to something positive

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regression

which defense mechanism - using an earlier way of coping, like a child

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repression

which defense mechanism - "purposely" forgetting something, often a traumatic event

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denial

which defense mechanism - refusing to believe something is true

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projection

which defense mechanism - attributing unacceptable thoughts to others, thinking and accusing that they are what you are

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reaction formation

which defense mechanism - doing the opposite, even exaggerated, of what you want to do

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displacement

which defense mechanism - doing what you actually want to do to someone/thing to someone/thing else

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rationalization

which defense mechanism - explain unconscious reasons away in ways that make sense but are not true, justifying your actions

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sublimation

example of which defense mechanism - elanor feels angry but channels her feelings into playing aggressively for the rugby team

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rationalization

example of which defense mechanism - emma's car breaks down but she doesn't want to tell anyone why she is riding her bike, so she says it's because it's better for the environment

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reaction formation

example of which defense mechanism - silvia unconsciously feels angry and jealous of her sister because she thinks her sister is her mother’s favorite. She starts to be very sweet to her sister and do a lot of nice things for her

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displacement

example of which defense mechanism - philipp feels angry with his parents so he keeps getting into arguments with people at school

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repression

example of which defense mechanism - ellie isn’t aware of feeling upset but finds she keeps bursting into tears

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denial

example of which defense mechanism - ayla is finding it increasingly difficult to see things clearly but refuses to admit she needs glasses.

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projection

example of which defense mechanism - addie wants people to pay her more attention, but accuses soren of always wanting to be the center of attention.

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regression

example of which defense mechanism - nina is feeling very worried about an upcoming bio test so she starts carrying around an old stuffed animal

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anal

which psychosexual stage has to do with toilet training?

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oral

which psychosexual stage has to do with breast feeding?

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phallic

which psychosexual stage has to do with the oedipus/electra complex?

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latency/NA

which psychosexual stage has to do with gender identity?

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genital

which psychosexual stage has to do with genitals and competency?

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okay

if anyone wants to give me flaschard ideas for oedipus rex please email them to claudia licht bc i do not really know what's going on in that play or movie or notes (PLEASE!!!)

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Ekklesia

Athen’s main governing body and made the most important decisions - laws, war, foreign policy

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The Boule

a council made up of 500 men (50 from each of the 10 Athenian tribes)

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The Dikasteria

court, made up of 500 men over 30 years old, chosen by lottery

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