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anagnorisis
[an-ag-nawr-uh-sis, -nohr-]
noun
plural
anagnorises(in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia.
anagnorisis
/ ˌæəɡˈɒɪɪ /
noun
(in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anagnorisis1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of anagnorisis1
Example Sentences
It’s an example of anagnorisis, the recognition of a character’s true nature, a literary device reaching back to Oedipus and beyond.
To make that point, Mr. Hall said the play had to end with Beale undergoing “a moment of anagnorisis” — some final realization about the truth of his experience.
That’s because we have reached that key theatrical moment, which Aristotle famously called “anagnorisis” or “recognition.”
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