Alice's world

1. period

1. 時期, 期間

   This was the most difficult period of his life .   這是他一生中最艱難的時期。

2. Medea 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea

3. mag= big

magnitude 

1. 重大, 重要[U]

   No one comprehended the magnitude of the problem then .   當時無人認識到這一問題的嚴重性。

4. Mimesis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimesis

5. Fates 

【希神】【羅神】司命運的三女神

Moirai Parcae Sudice

6. Catharsis ( purification or cleansing )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharsis

7. drama 

(一齣)戲, 戲劇; 劇本[C]

1. 戲劇藝術[U][the S]

   She is a student of drama .   她攻讀戲劇。

8. tragedy

1. 悲劇體裁[U]

   Tragedy is a type of literature that involves death , suffering ordisaster .   悲劇作品是文學的一種, 內容常涉及死亡, 不幸和災難。

9. Hamartia ( tragic flaw )

Hamartia (Ancient Greek: ἁμαρτία) is a word most famously used in Poetics,where it is usually translated as a mistake or error in judgment.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartia

10. dramatic irony 

In literature, a plot device in which the audience’s or reader’s knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters. The words and actions of the characters therefore take on a different meaning for the audience or reader than they have for the play’s characters. This may happen when, for example, a character reacts in an inappropriate or foolish way or when a character lacks self-awareness and thus acts under false assumptions.

11. Hubris

 means extreme pride or arrogance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris

12. fame

1. 聲譽, 名望

   He cares very little for fame and gain .   他對名利很淡薄。

13. infamous 

1. 聲名狼藉的, 臭名昭著的; 罪大惡極的

   The infamous traitor was sentenced to death .   那個罪大惡極的叛徒被判處死刑。