Word of the Day

Nostalgia


In Greek, nostalgia literally means the pain from an old wound.


The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past, often in idealized form.^[1] The word is a learned formation of a Greek compound, consisting of νόστος (nóstos), meaning "returning home", a Homeric word, and ἄλγος (álgos), meaning "pain, ache". It was described as a medical condition, a form of melancholy, in the Early Modern period, and came to be an important topic inRomanticism.^{[1]  source wikipedia}


“Teddy told me that in Greek, nostalgia literally means the pain from an old wound. It’s a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. Goes backwards, forwards, and takes us to a place where we ache to go again. It’s not called ‘The Wheel,’ it’s called ‘The Carousel.’ It lets us travel the way a child travels, round and around and back home again, to a place where we know we are loved.” ~Don Draper. “The Wheel” Mad Men source Good Morning and Good Night


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Word of the Day

HAMARTIA


Tragic Flaw, Sin


Hamartia (Ancient Greek: ἁμαρτία) is a term developed by Aristotle in his work Poetics. 
The term can simply be seen as a character’s flaw or error.
hamartia cannot be sharply defined or have an exact meaning assigned to it.


Known characters w such trait 


Hamlets procrastination, which is his hamartia, or tragic flaw.  It was Hamlet's hamartia and eventually led to his death
Oedipus's hamartia, tragic flaw, is his outrageous and quick temper.




Quote


"Procrastination is  hamartia!". by Ms Nowak




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