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richard iii: exposition
clarence’s imprisonment, anne wooed, political strife
richard iii: rising action
margaret curses, king edward dies, richard gets buckingham to take the kids, stanley’s warning dream, hasting dies
richard iii: climax
richard is crowned
richard iii: falling action
tells buck to kill princes
richard iii: resolution
richard is killed by richmond
richard iii: topics
power, self love, self truth
oedipus rex: exposition
oedipus is asked for help, creon gives apollo prophecy, oedipus curses himself
oedipus rex: rising action
Tiresias accuses oedipus of murdering king lais, messenger tells oedipus of polybus’ death (adoptive father) + that he wasn’t related
oedipus rex: climax
jocasta leaves to kill herself + oedipus persists
oedipus rex: falling action
oedipus urges the herdsman to tell him his origin + realizes (also climax)
oedipus rex: resolution
oedipus blinds himself
oedipus rex: topics
search for truth, denial
the handmaids tale: exposition
offred is sent to the commander, meets serena joy, goes shopping w ofglen, see the wall of murdered people
the handmaids tale: rising action
doctor checkup, ritual, watching birth of other handmaid, scrabble, ofglen talks about mayday, serena suggests copulation with nick
the handmaids tale: climax
commander brings offred to a club, she sees moira, sleeps with nick
the handmaids tale: falling action
offred is desperate to be pregnant and gets less interested in mayday, rapist execution, ofglen is replaced (committed suicide from being exposed), serena joy finds out about the club
the handmaids tale: resolution
black van comes, nick says it’s mayday, she is taken away, historical notes: cassette tapes were found but the rest is unclear
