Question

I know it isn't math.. but there is no-one in the English room please help? :P

What is the effect of fear and pity created in the audience when it watches the downfall of a tragic protagonist?

A. Catharsis
B. Hamartia
C. Hubris
D. Peripateia

Answer 1

help!!! pls?

Answer 2

protags are the good guys;

hubris is pride; catharsis is a purging a release;

Answer 3

I think A is correct

Answer 4

its D for sure

Answer 5

hamartia is fatal flaw....

Answer 6

>.< im getting mixed signals lol

Answer 7

D is a sudden reversal of fortune and circumstance

Answer 8

D, pick D :)

Answer 9

Well, firstly can anyone here tell we what exactly it means by the downfall of a tragic protagonist? How can a protagonist be tragic? (: And alright I will but I am still gonna do the research so I know why I picked it ^^

Answer 10

just bad question for mathematicians :)

Answer 11

when the girls lover gets mowed over by a fleet of space pirate aliens; its tragic lol

Answer 12

the protagonist is the hero. A tragic hero is one that is being punished incorrectly.

Answer 13

romeo and juliet are tragic protags...right?

Answer 14

Yes key work ITS, i was confused because the sentences structure sounds like the protagonist him/herself was tragic.... so its not saying that? (:

Answer 15

hero is a dated term; its the one you feel the most emotion towards, like the most, are moved by

Answer 16

it was the audience lol

Answer 17

Ahh kay, now I am starting to understand why D would be the answer then.. ^^ Thanks for helping even thought its not math (:

Answer 18

lol..

Answer 19

i like art english is art. math can describe art haha

Answer 20

Haha! thats makes good sense i dont know.. i like writing passionate beautiful emotional things.... all the weird defintions and things in lit confuse me :P and i am not great at math ^^

Answer 21

I can knit, can you knit? :)

Answer 22

Hah, nope :P I wasn't ever really taught :P thought ik I am going to have to learn to sew sometime or other if I plan on becoming a fashion designer.. :P LOL I will either be that or a business owner... ^^ But still, very impressive amistre ^^
Oh and I have one other question... ^^