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Shakespearean Tragedy. Origins/Influences Greek Tragedy—Aristotle’s classical definition –Noble/Admirable Protagonist (usually male) –Catastrophe/Fall.

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1 Shakespearean Tragedy

2 Origins/Influences Greek Tragedy—Aristotle’s classical definition –Noble/Admirable Protagonist (usually male) –Catastrophe/Fall ending in death –Fate/Fortune

3 Origins/Influences Greek Tragedy—Aristotle’s classical definition –Tragic Flaw—hamartia (character flaw), hubris (pride) –Catharsis (emotional purging)— Fall evokes pity and terror in audience

4 Origins/Influences Roman Tragedy—Seneca –Revenge Tragedy –Tyranny/Revenge –Excessive Violence/Bloody Horror

5 Elizabethan World View Hierarchical Existence followed a divinely ordained order

6 Elizabethan World View –God –Angels –Spheres (stars/planets) –Man –Animals –Plants –Elements

7 Elizabethan World View –King/Queen –Lords/Nobility –Knights –Gentry (landowners)/Artisans (skilled workers) –Merchants –Serfs (peasants)

8 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

9 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Mood—Earnestness Theme –Illustrious/Serious –Life’s dark underside Style –Elevated –Generally Verse

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

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

12 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)

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

14 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Effect of Play on Audience –Affects emotions –Stirs/moves audience –Catharsis

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