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Anagnorisis and Peripeteia
I suspect that very few people outside of those who are serious literary scholars are familiar with these two terms, but we all should be, because most of us have experienced them at some point, and when we do, our lives change forever. Let’s start with definitions courtesy of dictionary.reference.com: anagnorisis [an-ag-nawr–uh-sis, –nohr-] noun, plural anagnorises (in ancient Greek tragedy) the critical moment of recognition or…
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Those Moments
That moment when you realize that you’re a fundamentally decent person: It’s a lovely spring day and you’re having a picnic in the park with your boyfriend and your two dogs. Along comes a crack addict with her mortified 4 year old in tow, and from 50 yards away she starts screaming at you that…