Shakespeare & Macbeth Flashcards
In Renaissance England- defined as a dramatic work with a happy ending-might contain humor but not required.
Comedy
In Renaissance England- a work in which the main character, or ________ _______ came to an unhappy end. The intention is to exemplify the idea that human beings are doomed to suffer, fail, or die because of their own flaws, destiny, or fate.
Tragic hero
Main character is in a _______ who comes to an unhappy or miserable end. The person is generally a person of importance in society such as a king or queen. The character exhibits extraordinary abilities but also a tragic flaw.
Tragedy
In Renaissance England- present stories about England’s early monarchs.
Histories
When audience members view a tragedy unfold, a cleansing of emotions is produced.
Catharsis
In ancient Greek tragedies- the hero’s tragic flaw which is an excessive pride that leads the tragic hero to challenge the gods.
Hubris
In Ancient Greek tragedies- a group of performers who stand outside the action and comment on events and characters in the play, often hinting at the doom to come and stressing the fatalistic aspect of the hero’s downfall.
Chorus
A fatal error in judgement of weakness of character that leads directly to his or her downfall.
Tragic flaw
Battle between the hero and a person or force, called the antagonist, inevitably contributing to the hero’s downfall.
Conflict
The person or force the hero must battle.
Antagonist
A series of casually related events that lead to a tragic resolution which usually involved a disastrous end involving deaths, including the death of the hero
Catastrophe
The central idea conveyed by the work and usually focuses on an aspect of fate, ambition, loss, defeat, loyalty, impulse, or desire,
Theme
A light, humorous scene following a serious one.
Comic relief
A play in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry with a fixed pattern of rhythm, or meter
Verse Drama
Unrhymed iambic pentameter-a meter in which the normal line contains five stressed syllables, each preceded by an unstressed syllable.
Blank Verse
A speech that character makes while alone on stage , to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience.
Soliloquy
A remark that a character makes in an undertone to the audience or another character but that others on stage are not supposed to hear.
Aside
Based on a contrast between appearance and reality.
Irony
What appears to be true to one or more characters in a play seen to be false by the audience, which has more complete picture of the action.
Dramatic irony
A writer’s use of hints or clues to suggest what events will occur later in a work.
Foreshadowing
