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Exposition

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#1 of structure of a tragedy
Introduces 5 w's
Scotland 
1050
Macbeth, king, 3 witches
Country is in battle with Norway
King is betrayed by thane of Cawdor
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Inciting force

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#2 of structure of a tragedy
Gets the story rolling
Witches make a prophecy, Macbeth is given a new title
Thank if cawdor
And he will be king
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Turning point

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Protagonist loses advantage fatal flaw made clear
Macbeth kills bff banquo, fleance escapes=disadvantage fleance can still become king
Fatal flaw is ambition

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Rising action

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#3
Series of events leading to climax
Macbeth gets thane of cawdor
Lady Macbeth gets Macbeths letter about being king
They plot to kill the king
King dead
The princes flea
Macbeth is king 🤴🏻
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Climax

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Highest point of action
Macbeth sees banquos ghost
Shows outsiders his state of mind is deteriorating

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Falling action

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Series of events after the climax that go against the hero
Macduff fleas to England
For as an army against Macbeth w/Malcom
Lady’s Macbeth goes mad and kills herself

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Moment of final suspense

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Bear the end looks like the hero will win
Macbeth kills young siwad
Is confident he cannot be defeated because no one of woman born can kill him

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Catastrophe

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#8
An event that signals the complete downfall
Macduff kills Macbeth
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Resolution

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Order and hope is restored
Malcom becomes king
Promises to bring back all who fled and will improved all lives in Scotland

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Foil

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A character whose opposite traits are brought out by another character. Therefore highlight their traits further.

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Comic relief

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The use of humour to lighten the mood of a serious or tragic story, especially in plays.

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Pathos

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A deep feeling attributed to a scene or passage specially designed to evoke the emotions of tenderness, pity or sympathetic sorrow from the reader.

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Nemesis

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A villain who has a particular interest in defeating a hero or group of heroes.

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Dramatic irony

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A situation when the audience knows some that the characters don’t.

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Tragic hero

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A privileged chartered of high repute. By virtue of a tragic flaw and fate falls from glory

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Aside

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An aside is a brief comment made when others are onstage, but the rest of the characters for not hear

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Hubris

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A person suffering from hubris will show an overwhelming pride in their place in the world.
This is a specific fatal flaw resulting from excessive pride, ambition, and over confidence. It will make the person do three things:
Break moral laws
Ignore divine warnings
Attempt to transcend normal human limitations

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Soliloquy

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A long speech made to the audience while the character is alone on stage
Reveals their inner thoughts and feelings

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Example of hubris

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Macbeth

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Sublime

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An intellectual concept in art and literature.

Dude passing excellence, inspiring awe, or a deep reverence for something

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Egotistical sublime

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The idea that humans can replace god as a creator. Humans having insolent pride over nature’s sublimity

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Examples of egotistical sublime in Frankenstein

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Victor creating the monster
The monster taking control of Victor’s life
Walter finding the northwest passage

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Archetypes

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A symbol, theme, setting, or character type that recurs in different times and places in myth, literature, folklore, etc

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Examples of archetypes in Frankenstein

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Walton trying to finding the northwest passage

Damsel in distress

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Examples of sublime

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Mount Blanc

Lighting, storms

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Gothic

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A genre or mode of literature and film that combines fiction and horror, death, and at times romance.

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Gothic elements

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Mysterious, suspenseful atmosphere
Supernatural or inexplicable events
Women in distress
High emotion

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Gothic elements in Frankenstein

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Creepy atmosphere
Dark nights/stormy
Elizabeth in danger
Creating the monster

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What is Romanticism

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A movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual.

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Romantic elements in Frankenstein

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Nature
Supernatural
Imagination
Emotional 
Individualism 
Idealism
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Pathetic fallacy

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When the nature elements reflect the present situation and emotions.

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Example of pathetic fallacy in Frankenstein

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Chp 5
When the monster is being created it’s a dark and dreary night in November
Always storming when monster comes

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Example of a foil in Macbeth

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Banquo and Macbeth (banquo doesn’t go power crazy)
L MacB and MacB (she’s heartless)
MacD and MacB (not a dick)

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Example of comic relief in Macbeth

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Gate keeper hungover scene

Macduff son comforts mum

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Example of nemesis in Macbeth

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Macduff betrayed Macbeth

Macbeth killed macduffs fam

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Example of tragic hero is Macbeth

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Macbeth is the tragic hero
High status
Because of greed and ambition makes his own downfall

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Example of dramatic irony in Macbeth

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When king D says he trusts Macbeth when we know he’s about to kill him

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Example of pathos in Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth’s diatribe about bashing her child’s brains out is one of the most obvious ones. … It persuades Macbeth, but it also convinces the audience she’s evil and should kill the king

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Example of hubris in Macbeth

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Defies the great chain of being
Kills a whole lot of people
Ignores the prophecies

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Soliloquy in Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth intro scene
Reads macbeths letter
Shows her ambitious and ruthless personality

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“It was on a dreary night in November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils”

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Setting: stormy night, in victors lab
Atmosphere: creepy
Imagery: 
Plot: this is when the monster is created
Character: the downfall of Victor 
Theme: egostitical sublime
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“I shall quit your vessel on the ice raft which brought me thither and shall seek the most northern extremity of the globe; I shall collect my funeral pile and consume to ashes this miserable frame, that it’s remains may afford no light to any curious and unhallowed wretch who would create such another as I have been.”

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Setting: Waltons ship in the arctic
Atmosphere: melancholy
Imagery: death
Plot: wraps it all up
Character: monster not so bad anymore matures
Theme: death, good vs bad
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“But yet I’ll make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate”

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Macbeth is speaking of the prophecies to the witches about Macduff
Conflict, theme
Shows how cocky Macbeth is getting knowing he will never be defeated and Macduffs disloyalty
Promise to death, death of cawdor

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“Infected by the air they ride, and dammed all those that trust them”

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Macbeth to Lennox talking about the witches and macduff cleaning to England
Dramatic irony
He trusts the weird sisters
Not admitting to the truth

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“From this moment the very first firstlings of my heart shall be the firstlings of my hand”

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Macbeth soliloquy
Decides to go with his gut
Decides to kill macduffs family

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“But cruel are the times we are traitors and do not know ourselves”

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Ross to lady macduff before she die
Shows the living consistons of Scotland under macbeths rule
Relates to macduff

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“I shall do so, but I must also feel it as a man”

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Macduff to Malcom
Theme of manhood, he has feelings
Wants to avenge his family who died from Macbeth

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“What is it she does now”

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Doctor to the gentle woman
Talks about how lady MacB rubs her hands to get the blood off
Imagery of blood
Theme of guilt
Show a lady MacBs downfall
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“What’s done cannot be undone”

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Lady Macbeth to herself in front of the doctor and gentlewoman
Theme of guilt
Can’t get over what her husband and her have done

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“Those he commands move only in command, nothing in love”

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Agnus to Menteith, Lennox, and Caithness
Symbol of clothes too big
MacB stole robes that are too big for him
He cannot fit the role of king

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“She would have died hereafter”

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Macbeth soliloquy
After LMacBs death
Feels as if life is pointless now
Has nothing to love for

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“Thou wast born of woman-“

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Macbeth to king siwad during battle and he is slain

Grows macbeths confidence

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