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Question 1

What does Aristotle believe the aim of tragedy is?

Answer 1

To bring out a catharsis
Arouse in them sensations of pity and fear,
Leave the theatre feeling cleansed and uplifted - with a heightened understanding of the ways of gods and men

Question 2

What are the six elements Aristotle believes tragedy should have?

Answer 2

Plot
Character
Diction
Thought
Spectacle (scenic effect)
Song (music)

Question 3

What do Shakespeare’s play dramatise?

Answer 3

The conflict between the old order in which fathers chose husbands for their daughters and the new order in which daughters wished to choose their own mates based on affection/

Question 4

What play of Shakespeare’s portals marriage similarly to Othello?

Answer 4

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Question 5

How does a Midsummer Night’s Dream link to Othello in terms of marriage?

Answer 5

Egeus demands that his daughter Hermia either marries Demetrius, or is put to the death
Hermia remains steadfastly committed to Lysander, the prospective husband she chose.

Question 6

What does Shakespeare valorise in a Hero?

Answer 6

Devotion

Question 7

How does Shakespeare contradict his valorising of devotion in the Hero?

Answer 7

Demonstrates the tragic ramifications of devotion turn to obsession

Question 8

What is a Greek tragedy?

Answer 8

Typically consisted of a protagonist of high rank who makes an error of judgement (flawed) and accepts his fall from grace

Question 9

What is an Elizabethan tragedy

Answer 9

Often include protagonists of high status (nobility, military rank, etc.) who are flawed, encounter a reversal of fortune and (usually) die at play’s end.

Question 10

What is a revenge tragedy?

Answer 10

One character seeks revenge upon another character for an evil doing.