key words Flashcards
conflict
a serious disagreement or argument
courtly lovers
a fashionable and formalised love ritual
fate
a power the elizabethans believed causes and control all events so that you cannot change or control the way this will happen
male code of honour
the elizabethan belief that a mens reputation was maintained his courage
patriarchy
a society in which men hold the power
soililoquy
a speech in a pay that the character speaks to himself/herself
unrequited love
being in love with someone who docent love them back
catalyst
a character or thing that propels the action forward
catharsis
the process of releasing strange emotions
complicit
involved in or knowing about someones activity
hamartia
the tragic heros tragic flaw or errors/mistakes
iambic pentameter
the structure and rhythm of the lines duh Der duh Der
pathos
a quality which creates pity or sadness
subversion
the act of trying to destroy or damage an established system
the tragic form
a tragedy is a form of classical drama which presents tragic events
