English Dictionary

catastasis

/kəˈtæstəsɪs/

noun

In classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe. / (rhetoric) The part of a speech that states the subject to be discussed.

The catastasis of the play was the turning point where all the conflicts reached their peak.

意味（1）

In classical drama, the third and penultimate section, in which action is heightened for the catastrophe.

It doubles itself in the middle of his life, reflects itself in another, repeats itself, protasis, epitasis, catastasis, catastrophe.

意味（2）

(rhetoric) The part of a speech that states the subject to be discussed.