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1.     Detch

A universal word, the meaning of which is entirely dependent on the

 inflection used in its delivery.

2.     tragic hero

A tragic hero (or tragic heroine, if a woman) is the protagonist of a tragedy.

Aristotle shared his view of what makes a tragic hero in his Poetics. Aristotle suggests that a hero of a tragedy must evoke in the audience a sense of pity or fear, saying, “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity."

3.     the Destinies（Clotho，Lachesis and Atropos）＝ the Fates

The Goddesses of Destiny. Their names are: Klotho (Clotho), Lachesis and Atropos. Klotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis determines the length of the thread and Atropos cuts the thread when the proper time has come for death. Atropos is the smallest of the three but she is the eldest and superior to her sisters. Atropos is called "She who cannot be turned."

The three sisters are commonly called the Fates but Fates and Destinies seem to be interchangeable with most translators.

4.     fatal women

A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as having a power akin to an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, or demon, having power over men.

The phrase is French for "fatal woman". A femme fatale tries to achieve her hidden purpose by using feminine wiles such as beauty, charm, and sexual allure. In some situations, she uses lies or coercion rather than charm.

5.     Catharsis

Catharsis ( katharsis meaning "purification" or "cleansing") is the purification and purgation of emotions—especially pity and fear—through art or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration. It is a metaphor originally used by Aristotle in the Poetics to describe the effects of tragedy on the spectator.