anagnorisis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).
Noun
anagnorisis (countable and uncountable, plural anagnorises)
- The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the moral fault is never in themselves, only in outside conspirators.
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Translations
moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery
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