Question on: JAMB Literature - 2022

An irredeemable reversal of the hero's fortune in a tragedy is called.

A

purgation

B

peripeteia

C

hubris

D

anagnorisis

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Correct Option: B

Option B is the correct answer. 

A tragic hero's reversal of fortune is known as peripeteia. It is commonly accepted that a tragic character's mistake must result in punishment. As a result, the repercussions of such become unredeemable.

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