Literary Form (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Hamartia in tragedy
Hamartia in tragedy
Character flaw causing downfall; Othello's is jealousy
Anagnorisis
Anagnorisis
Moment of recognition where hero realizes mistakes too late
Catharsis
Catharsis
Emotional release/cleansing when hero & audience realize downfall
Travel writing genre in Othello
Travel writing genre in Othello
Embellished, exotic 1st-person accounts blurring myth & fact
Morality play elements in Othello
Morality play elements in Othello
Desdemona = Good/purity, Iago = Evil tempting Othello's soul
Structure of Othello (acts)
Structure of Othello (acts)
Five acts: hero's rise, reversal (Act III), fall, death
'Honest' repetition in Othello
'Honest' repetition in Othello
Repeated 52 times; ironic epithet for Iago by Othello
Blank verse
Blank verse
Unrhymed poetry in iambic pentameter
Iambic pentameter structure
Iambic pentameter structure
10 syllables per line, dee-DUM stress pattern (5 sets of 2)
Setting progression in Othello
Setting progression in Othello
Narrows from Venice → Cyprus → bedroom (mirrors obsession)