A Tragic Greek Salad - An Outline
A Tragic Greek Salad:
This particular outline is designed to be integrated into an already existing outline.
Hubris:
Hubris is fancy little word that insinuates that the protagonist is a little full of themselves.
Hamartia:
Hamartia is an Ancient Greek word that means “to miss the mark” or “to err”. In layman’s terms, it means that there’s a critical flaw present that is causing the protagonist’s downfall (temporarily or permanently speaking).
Peripeteia:
A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative.
Anagnorisis:
Yet another one of Aristotle’s words. This one describes the act of the protagonist making a critical discovery. This could include a principal character recognizing or discovering another character’s true identity, discovering the true nature of their own circumstances, or finding a tangible object that is somehow crucial to the story.
Nemesis:
You may be more familiar with this thought. The fact that a protagonist should always have a nemesis, or some kind of punishment that they can’t avoid.
Catharsis:
This is another more familiar Ancient Greek word. This word insinuates that the ending of your story provides a process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
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