Definition
In classical rhetoric and drama, the main section where the plot reaches its point of greatest development and tension before resolution.
Etymology
From Greek 'katastasis,' meaning literally 'a standing down' or 'settling,' from 'kata' (down) + 'stasis' (standing). The term was used by Greek rhetoricians to describe structural elements of speeches and dramatic works.
Kelly Says
When Shakespeare or ancient Greek playwrights built their stories, they were unconsciously following the catastasis structure—the middle act where everything gets complicated and the real conflict unfolds is exactly what classical theorists had identified centuries before.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিপর্যয়
bi-por-yo
CACatalà
catàstrofe
ka-ta-stro-fe
CSČeština
katastrofa
kata-stro-fa
DADansk
katastrofe
kata-stro-fe
DEDeutsch
Katastrophe
kata-stro-fe
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφή
kata-stro-fi
ESEspañol
catástrofe
kata-stro-fe
FISuomi
katastrofi
kata-stro-fi
FRFrançais
catastrophe
kata-strof
HUMagyar
katasztrófa
kata-sztró-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
bencana
be-ne-ca-na
ITItaliano
catastrofe
kata-stro-fe
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jaw-ap-ker-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
bencana
be-ne-ca-na
MYမြန်မာ
ပြဿနာ
pyat-tha-na
NONorsk
katastrofe
kata-stro-fe
PLPolski
katastrofa
kata-stro-fa
PTPortuguês
catástrofe
kata-stro-fe
RORomână
catastrofă
kata-stro-fă
RUРусский
катастрофа
kata-stro-fa
SVSvenska
katastrof
kata-strof
SWKiswahili
katastrofi
ka-ta-stro-fi
TAதமிழ்
விபரீதம்
vi-pa-ree-tham
TEతెలుగు
కాలాపత్యం
ka-la-a-pa-tyam
TLTL
kalamidad
ka-la-mi-dad
TRTürkçe
felaket
feh-la-ket
UKУкраїнська
катастрофа
kata-stro-fa
VITiếng Việt
đại họa
dai-hoa