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Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...
[4] For Else, catharsis is an Aristotelian concept which must be read alongside the literary concepts of mimesis and hamartia as well. These latter two concepts are usually paraphrased as "literary representation" and "intellectual error" in Else's appraisal of Aristotle's literary aesthetic theory.
Python became the chthonic enemy of the later Olympian deity Apollo, who slew it and took over Python's former home and oracle. These were the most famous and revered in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. [2] Like many monsters, Python was known as Gaia's son and prophesied as Gaia's son.
My high school English teacher pulled the same stunt on me (thanks, Mrs. Silber!). Also, while I used to hold a hardline position on hamartia-as-error, the sources I found plus reflection upon tragedies such as Agamemnon, Hippolytus and Antigone have led me to the conclusion that there is often a moral component to a tragic hero's hamartia.
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Hamartia: The character flaw of an initially rich and powerful hero that leads to his tragic downfall. This is also referred to as the tragic flaw. Oedipus kills his own father because he does not understand his true parentage. Pathetic fallacy: Reflecting a character's (usually the protagonist) mood in the atmosphere or inanimate objects.
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