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Literary Elements tragedy motif tragic hero equivocation foil Choose one of the literary elements…

tragic hero Definition Literary elements

tragedy Definition Literary elements

motif Definition Literary elements

equivocation Definition Literary elements

foil Definition Literary elements

tragic hero The tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle. Example Literary elements

tragedy A dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction. Example Literary elements

motif a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work. Example Literary elements

equivocation the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead or hedge; prevarication; a fallacy caused by the double meaning of a word. Example Literary elements

foil a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character. Example Literary elements

tragic hero Literary elements For brave Macbeth--well he deserves that name— Then yield thee, coward, And live to be the show and gaze o' the time: We'll have thee, as our rarer monsters are, Painted on a pole, and underwrit, 'Here may you see the tyrant.’ Next term

tragedy Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing Literary elements Next term

motif It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er Literary elements Next term

equivocation drink "provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance: therefore, much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery." Literary elements Next term

foil MACBETH If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, It shall make honour for you. BANQUO So I lose none In seeking to augment it, but still keep My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, I shall be counsell'd Literary elements