1. Conventions of Drama
Macbeth
Friday, November 09, 2018

2. A soliloquy is when a character shares his/her thoughts to the audience.
In a play, it has to be in the form of a speech because there can’t be any voice overs.
Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be…” speech is a soliloquy.
Soliloquy
Friday, November 09, 2018

3. An aside is a remark that a character makes in an undertone to the audience or another character but that others on stage are not supposed to hear. A stage direction clarifies that a remark is an aside; unless otherwise specified, the aside is to the audience.
These asides are sometimes difficult to figure out because there are not many stage directions in Shakespeare’s plays. So you need to use your inference skills to figure out what is suddenly said aside from the rest of the dialogue.
An aside
Friday, November 09, 2018

4. Irony is based on a contrast between appearance or expectation and what is actually happening.
Dramatic irony is what the characters in the play, movie or book think is true, and what the audience actually knows to be true.
When dramatic irony is used, the audience knows what is happening, or about to happen before the character does, creating a tension between the audience and the characters.
For example: In Romeo and Juliet, you know that the poison Juliet swallowed only put her to sleep, and didn’t kill her, but Romeo doesn’t. Of course, this is why he kills himself.
Dramatic Irony
Friday, November 09, 2018

5. Foreshadowing is the writer’s use of hints or clues to suggest what events will occur later in the work.
For example: Shakespeare employs this literary tool throughout his tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." In Act 2, Scene 5, Friar Laurence advises the lovers to be cautious in love, "These violent delights have violent ends ... Therefore love moderately."
Also: The tragic death of the two lovers is also foreshadowed by Romeo's suicidal notions and Juliet's recurring morbid thoughts which she expresses in Act 1, Scene 5, saying, "My grave is like to be my wedding bed."
Foreshadowing
Friday, November 09, 2018

6. Hero is defined as someone (particularly noble) who faces courage in the face of adversity or danger.
Tragedy is defined as serious subject matter about the human suffering corresponding to terrible events.
The Greeks thought watching a tragedy purified the audience of emotions such as pity and fear.
Tragic hero
Friday, November 09, 2018

7. A tragic hero is a hero who comes to an unhappy and miserable end due his own flaws.
Exhibits extraordinary abilities, but also has tragic flaws, and makes a fatal error in judgment, has a weakness in his character and that directly leads to his/her downfall.
His punishment for this flaw is far worse than his/her crime.
Tragic hero
Friday, November 09, 2018

8. Tragic hero characteristics
Hamartia: It is the tragic flaw that causes the downfall of the hero
Hubris: It is the excessive pride and disrespect the hero has for the natural order
Peripeteia: The reversal of fate that the hero experiences
Anagorisis: This moment happens when the hero makes an important discovery in the story.
Nemesis: A fortune the hero cannot avoid, usually due to the retribution of his hubris
Catharsis: These are the feelings of pity and fear the audience feels for the hero.
Tragic hero characteristics
Friday, November 09, 2018

9. The purpose of the tragic hero is to evoke sad emotions such as pity and fear, which makes the audience able to experience catharsis and able to relieve them of their pent up emotions. The tragic flaw of the her leads to his demise or downfall that in turn brings a tragic end. This gives wisdom to the audience to avoid such things in their every day lives. The sufferings and all of a hero, arousing feelings of pity and fear through catharsis, purges the audiences of those emotions to transform them into good human beings and good citizens.
Tragic hero
Friday, November 09, 2018