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Peripeteia is best defined as _____.

the realization of fate
a reversal of fortune
a fatal flaw
a moment of recognition and realization

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The answer is " A reversal of fortune"
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Answer:

A reversal of fortune.

Step-by-step explanation:

Peripeteia is the Greek word for reversal. In literature is the turning point in a drama after which the plot moves steadily to its denouement. According to Aristotle, it is the shift of the tragic protagonist´s fortune from good to bad, essential to the plot of the tragedy.

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