PPT-Shakespearean Tragedy Vocabulary

Tragedy A drama that always ends in a catastrophe most often death for the main character and often several other important characters There are no happy endings in tragedies The main character is known as the . SHAKESPEAREAN INSULTS www.drama - teaching.com Methink'st thou art a general offence and every man should beat thee. Thou surly tickle - brained clack - dish! Hang cur, hang you horse, you insolent Questions of gennre - Folio edition, 1623. Mixture of comic and tragic . elements. ‘comic relief’ in tragedies . t. he gravedigger . in Hamlet, . the . Fool in . King Lear. , . Falstaff . in . Henry IV. Vocabulary. Directions and Format. Step 1:. . Identify. part of speech.. Step 2:. . Define. each vocabulary word.. Step 3:. . Identify. the line number in which the vocabulary word is found within the text.. M A ENGLISH. ST MARY’S COLLEGE, MANARCAUD. DEFINITION OF TRAGEDY. . A Tragedy, according to Aristotle is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude in a language embellished with a certain kind of artistic ornaments with several being separated at the end of each part of the play which is in the form of action not of narrative, involving incidents arousing pity and fear where with to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions.. Everything you NEED to know to read his plays. Three Basic Types of Shakespearean Plays. Tragedy. Comedy. History. Tragedy. Shakespearean Tragedy is the classification of drama written by William Shakespeare which has a noble protagonist, who is flawed in some way, placed in a stressful heightened situation and ends with a fatal conclusion. . What is a tragedy?. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts . the downfall of . a. . basically good person through . some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. Tradition of the revenge play. Kyan, Deepak, Jacob . Hamlet follows the conventions of the traditional revenge play both in its Christian themes, supernatural elements to the plot, as well as unintentional plot development/involvement.. exercises . Monday, Feb. 1 . 1. sinister - evil or relating to . evil. 2. stamina - endurance; the ability to . endure. 3. strenuous - requiring much physical or mental . energy. 4. swindle - to cheat (someone. arouses . pity and fear in the audience so that we may be purged of unsettling . emotions…. This emotional release can be pleasurable and exhilarating, not depressing. This emotional release is known as . William Shakespeare’s. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Unit Essential Questions:. What are the conventions of Shakespearean drama?. How are dramatic conventions used to explore theme in . The Tragedy of Macbeth. A Brief Lesson on the Works of William Shakespeare Crafted by Mr. Valentine, based on things and stuff. Step 1 – The Bio The textbook offers a brief biography of William Shakespeare. Let’s read it together before moving on. Aristotle’s Poetics. Definition . Tragedy is . an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind of artistic ornament, the several kinds being found in separate parts of the play; in the form of action, not of narrative; through pity and fear effecting the proper purgation of these emotions. . Amjed L. Jabbar. Ph.D. English Literature. Google Classroom (Renaissance Drama). Class Code (. 52zj6rj. ). William Shakespeare. 1564 - 1616. "He was not of an age, but for all time". 1. son of a tradesman.. ‘As . practised. in Renaissance England and in classical Greece and Rome, . tragedy is an intense exploration of suffering and evil . focused on the experience of an . exceptional individual. , distinguished by rank or character or both. Typically, it presents a steep .