1. Literary Terms
By Ms. Ibsen

2. Literary Terms of Dramatic Importance:
Character, Theme, Mood, and Plot

3. Character

4. Protagonist Central character/s Round- Develop, complex
Not always good or narrator
Follow and cheer for them
May be more than one.
Protagonist
Central character/s

5. Opposes the protagonist
Not always round
May be morally right or wrong
Closely connected with conflict
May be more than one or even a group
Antagonist
Opposes the protagonist

6. The method or way you discover something new about a character
Type 1. Indirect Characterization- real to life
You discover the character through their actions, thoughts, words, people’s reaction to them, even their clothes.
Type 2. Direct Characterization Narrator describes the character
Characterization
The method or way you discover something new about a character

7. Example Quote “Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,
That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,
And yet wouldst wrongly win” ( ).
*When choosing Characterization for the test, stick with moments you learn something new through indirect characterization.

8. Character---This quote is dramatically important because when Macbeth does or says “X”, the author now indirectly characterizes him as cruel. This is a change in his character from how Duncan and his wife described him as being “too... kind[]”(1,5,5). Thus, the reader learns that Macbeth is a round character. OR But, I am still hoping Macbeth succeeds, so he is a also the protagonist.

9. Theme

10. Theme Main idea Not- a topic, moral, cliche, or question
Answers a question
Uses examples from plot, character, setting, to prove it is the theme
Requires analysis to explain evidence
Take a clear and strong stance that is usually about human nature.
Theme
Main idea

11. Theme Examples Human’s greed is the cause of their stress.
Husbands and wives should not trust each other, as each person will act in their own best interest.

12. Example Quote “Yet do I fear thy nature;
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great,
Art not without ambition, but without
The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly,
That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false,
And yet wouldst wrongly win” ( ).
*When you chose theme on the test, make sure to state a specific theme and use something in the quote as an example.

13. Theme-- This quote is dramatically important, as it shows an example of the theme: husbands and wives must never trust each other. Here, Lady Macbeth is thinking negative about Macbeth. Specifically, that he would cheat to win or “wrongly” ( ) win, but she “fears” (1. 5.1) he doesn’t really have what it takes to get what he wants. It is clear she thinks she has what it takes and will force him to change to get what she wants. Clearly Macbeth should not trust her as he doesn’t really know her mind.

14. Mood

15. Setting
Motif
Tone
Plot (more on this later)
Mood
Profound emotion of the reader generated by a combination of multiple elements of literature.

16. All elements of setting help establish the mood
Basics of setting:
Weather (pathetic fallacy)
Place (all senses)
Time of Day
Era
Social Conditions
Mood 1: Setting
All elements of setting help establish the mood

17. Purposefully recurring
Recurring literary devices, descriptions, or words
Richer than a topics but not quite a theme.
Mood 2: Motif
Purposefully recurring

18. Mood 3: Tone Attitude of the author
Tone stays consistent; whereas, mood changes with events or setting.
Consider, “Tone of voice” refers to attitude but not to exactly what is said.
Decipher tone by gathering a collection of tools: Narrative voice, connotation of words, mouthpiece, and genre.
Mood 3: Tone
Attitude of the author

19. Example Quote “What bloody man is that?” (I,ii,1)
*When selecting mood for the dramatic significance, make sure you provide multiple clear reasons for the mood and that you correctly use the terms.

20. Mood-- In the first Act, Shakespeare’s tone towards the witches is very serious. I knew he was serious as what they said about Macbeth getting the title“Glamis” almost immediately came true. So, the tone influenced my mood of anxiety. Combine that and the motif of blood, that can make me vomit sometimes, made me on edge.

21. Plot

22. Plot refers to the events in the story
Basics:
Introduction- basic characters, and setting
Rising Action- conflict introduced
Climax- height of action. Point of no return.
Falling Action- conflict starts to be alleviated or lessened
Resolution- most items complete
Mood 2: Plot
Plot refers to the events in the story

23. Your Turn--
Analyze the following quote for dramatic significance, focusing on plot.

24. “ Wake Duncan with your knocking, I would thou couldst” (2. 2. 91).
Example Quote
When choosing plot as your piece for dramatic significance, make sure that you focus on parts of the plot that are absolutely essential to the story.
Ex. Climax (point of no return)
Rising Action (introduction of main conflict)
“ Wake Duncan with your knocking, I would thou couldst” ( ).

25. Student Example: “Plot-- This quote is important because...