anacrisis
Meanings
noun
- A stage of the Ancient Greek judicial process in which all of the evidence is produced prior to the trial.
- An interrogation that provokes its subject to make explicit his or her underlying assumptions and deeply held values.
- A dialog or plot event that causes a character to reveal his or her beliefs and motivations.
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