1. Bell Ringer (10 m) Put yourself in Hamlet’s shoes…
Would you seek revenge if someone hurt a member of your family? What if they killed someone you love? What kind of punishment would the person deserve?
Do you believe that revenge is ever justified? If so, when?

2. Tragedy Notes (25 m)
Formulate a question from the topics given on the left-hand side of your handout, and then answer it with pertinent notes from the following slides.
Please keep these notes safe.
YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ NEXT WEEK!

3. Elements of a Tragedy
First, this requires the fall of a regal person. Odds are, this will be a QUICK and SUDDEN fall.
How do we see this in Hamlet?

4. Social and Cosmological Consequences
Remember when we discussed consequences for disobeying the Divine Order?
Not only would there be social ramifications (shunned from family, friends, etc.), but there would also be the potential for natural disaster of some kind.

5. Determinism vs. Autonomy
Fate v. Free Will
Basically, the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power (FATE) versus free will

6. Determinism v. Autonomy
Tragedies MUST have a balance of the two.
In tragedies, we must consider how much fate and free will affect the outcome of the work.
Can a tragedy be ALL fate? ALL free will?
Why or why not?

7. External Influences
These, often supernatural influences, will often signify the role of FATE

8. What is one of the most significant traits of a tragedy??

9. Multiple deaths Many many deaths

10. Tragic Nobility
The hero MUST accept some measure of responsibility and need SOME sense of a dignified ending. This means no begging, groveling, etc.
The hero needs a dignified death

11. Tragedy Terms

12. Catharsis
The purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions (through art or music)
Purging of pity and fear by the audience
Fear comes from the justice that was carried out
Pity comes from the fact that those who died deserved it.

13. Anagnorisis The critical moment of recognition or discovery
Otherwise known as, “tragic enlightenment”
It’s when the character realizes their part in the downfall

14. Hamartia
Tragic flaw
The quality that will bring about ruin

15. Pride that rivals the gods
Hubris
Overreaching pride
Pride that rivals the gods