Shakespearean Tragedy

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Shakespearean Tragedy

Origins/Influences Greek Tragedy—Aristotle’s classical definition Noble/Admirable Protagonist (usually male) Catastrophe/Fall ending in death Fate/Fortune

Origins/Influences Greek Tragedy—Aristotle’s classical definition Tragic Flaw—hamartia (character flaw), hubris (pride) Catharsis (emotional purging)—Fall evokes pity and terror in audience

Origins/Influences Roman Tragedy—Seneca Revenge Tragedy Tyranny/Revenge Excessive Violence/Bloody Horror

Elizabethan World View Hierarchical Existence followed a divinely ordained order

Elizabethan World View God Angels Spheres (stars/planets) Man Animals Plants Elements

Elizabethan World View King/Queen Lords/Nobility Knights Gentry (landowners)/Artisans (skilled workers) Merchants Serfs (peasants)

Elizabethan World View Order is divinely ordained Order is disrupted in tragedy Internal forces—human weakness External forces—fortune/bad luck Order must be restored Restorer of Order—authority figure

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Mood—Earnestness Theme Illustrious/Serious Life’s dark underside Style Elevated Generally Verse

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Type of Characters Noble but flawed Upper class

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Character Motivation Spiritual values Feeling Sincerity Glorious/Failure Spiritual Self-Realization

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Setting—Usually remote in time and place Plot Strict Cause and Effect “Tragic Destiny”/Fate Inward Action (hero’s internal struggle)

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Plot Revolution of Fortune from High to Low (Glorious/Failure) Ends in death

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Effect of Play on Audience Affects emotions Stirs/moves audience Catharsis