Sentence Structure and Characterization in the Tragedies of Jean Racine: A Computer-assisted StudySentence structure in Racine is demonstrated to be a powerful tool for characterization, and here, basic features are explored in the seven tragedies of Racine--terminal punctuation, sentence length, sentence type, use of questions and the conditional, and rapid-fire exchanges between characters. |
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LIST OF TABLES | 7 |
From Tragedy to the Sentence as a Unit of Tragedy | 17 |
Distribution of Basic Sentence Characteristics | 48 |
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Achille action Agamemnon alexandrin Andromaque appears approach aspects Atalide average Bajazet basic beginning Bérénice BREAK Britannicus chapter characterization characters COLUMN conditional confidants Corneille COUNT critics DATA deals decision denouement discussion distich distinctive distribution effect emotional Esther exchanges exclamations expression fact final follows forms frequent function hand hemistich Hermione Hippolyte important inferences interest internal involved Iphigénie Junie language later less marks mean mean sentence length Mithridate Monime nature Néron NULL occur Oreste particular patterns period Phèdre play possible Pradon present Pyrrhus questions Racine Racine's Racinian range reason récit regard regular repetition reveal Roxane SAVED scene sentence structure sentence type significant situation specific STATISTICS style subordination syllables TABLE terminal punctuation tion tirade Titus tout tragedy whole Xipharès