Shakespeare’s Choices Scene by scene

Inside vs. Outside Day vs. Night Home vs. Away Public vs. Private Soliloquy vs. Dialogue Action vs. Inaction Political vs. Social vs. Religious Men vs. Women vs. Men and Women Positive vs. Negative Comic vs. Tragic vs. Serious Long vs. Short Plot-driven vs. Not plot driven Family vs. Friends vs. Enemies vs. lovers Blank verse vs. Prose vs. both

How does this compare to the previous scene? Why has Shakespeare made these choices? What is the benefit of this choice? What choices do you think Shakespeare will make with his next scene?

Which words can we use to describe the characters? Catalyst Foil Contrast/Juxtaposition Mirror Cipher Protagonist Antagonist Tragic Comic Anti-hero Minor/Major Symbolic Stereotypical