Week 6

Part I

This term has exposed me to some very great literature, and I’m very glad about that. It also has taught me how to look closer into the literature and find out more. I had not learnt about binaries or intertextuality in the past, and I think those are very helpful things when it comes to deciding the theme and meaning of a piece of literature. I still would like to learn some deeper analysis skills, because though I can do it, I’m not very skilled or quick at it and it can generally end up frustrating me, rather than inspiring.

Part II

Hamartia: Missing the mark, sometimes out of ignorant or accidental wrongdoing.
Hubris: Being too proud, having too much of an ego
Catharsis: Cleansing or purging
Peripeteia: Turning point
Anagnorisis: When the character makes a critical discovery.