2. The Elizabethan View of the Universe  Common Sense  Universe absolutely ordered  No division  Chain of Being  All things (including people) ranked by superiority – hierarchy.

3. The Elizabethan View of the Universe continued …  Chain of Being continued …  Categories Subdivided  Any disruptions of characters were subdivided.

4. The HierarchyThe Hierarchy  God  Angels  Man  Animals  Plants  Inorganic Matter  Chaos  King/Queen,  Upper Class  Nobility, Knights, Gentlemen  Middle Class  Professions & Trades  Low Class  Peasants

6. Macbeth Tragedy  Type of drama of human conflict w/tragic hero  Ends – defeat & suffering  Conflict – forces beyond control of characters (sometimes)  Fate  Evil in the world

7. The Tragic HeroThe Tragic Hero  Main character (usually) – engenders admiration & hatred  Dignified/noble–member-power class by birth, conquest, or usurpation  Representative – universal humankind  Rate = combination of what others do and his/her choices  Strong individualist, sometimes to the point of extremism  Isolated

8. Tragic Hero continued …  Intelligent  Learns through suffering (usually too late)  Demonstrates personal courage in acceptance – death/ annihilation  Possesses a tragic flaw – leads to his/her destruction  Weakness of character  Wrong judgment

9. Tragic Hero Summary  People of magnified stature.  Suffers a reversal of fortune  Recognizes the consequences of actions.  Audience moved to pity and/or fear hero.  Moved to realize the evil capable in all of humanity.

11. The LanguageThe Language Shakespeare uses language to distinguish different status between characters.  Class and Depth Macbeth –  Poetry  Blank Verse = unrhymed iambic pentameter  Shows depth of character who is deeply probing/imaginative.

12. The Language continued … Lady Macbeth –  Poetry (Blank Verse)  Business like  Practical  Unimaginative

13. The Language continued … Porter –  Prose – Everyday Language  Ordinary, working class character

14. Macbeth

15. The Six Elements of Drama in Macbeth  Character  Plot  Theme  Dialogue  Convention  Audience

16. Macbeth Act I – The Exposition Act I  Exposition  Setting  Main characters  -- their positions circumstances  -- relationships to one another  Exciting Force/Complication  Begins conflict – continues throughout play

17. Acts I, II, & III The Rising Action Acts I, II, III  Rising Action  Series of events – lead to climax  Builds suspense

18. Act III The Climax Act III  The Climax  Turning point of the play  Tragic hero moves to his inevitable end

19. Acts III, IV, & V The Falling Action Acts III, IV, V  Falling Action  Events - Climax-hero’s death  Show both advances & declines  Various forces acting upon hero

20. Act V The Catastrophe Act V  Catastrophe/Exodos/Denouement  Necessary consequences – hero’s previous actions  Simple & brief

21. The Triangle of EventsThe Triangle of Events Act I – Exposition/Background Act II Rising Action/Conflict Begins Act III – Climax/Point of greatest intensity Act IV – Falling Action Act V – Resolution/Dénouement/Ties up loose ends Macbeth

22. NOW ….NOW ….  Shakespeare’s Macbeth!  Act I