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1 Shakespearean Tragedy

2 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

3 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Mood—Earnestness Theme –The Inevitability of Fate –Life’s dark underside Style –Elevated –Generally Verse

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

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

6 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)

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

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