ENGL 103W Study Guide - Final Guide: Motivated Reasoning
27 Dec 2012
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Obscene-not seen on stage or off stage which also comes from the latin word meaning offensive. Root: gnosis which means knowledge: moment in the play the character finally sees his or her situation, when they understand what is happening to them and why. Peripeteia- a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances. Usually happens in the plot: moment where the tragic protagonist screws up, everything goes wrong for them, plan fails. Catharsis-process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed(inhibited) emotions. Hot cognition - a motivated reasoning phenomenon in which a person"s responses (often emotional) to stimuli are heightened. Or an emotion affected by a strong emotional state. Titular- when a character"s name is the title of the play: ex.
