Macbeth It’s a tragedy!. Tragedy A play or novel in which the main character struggles, loses control, and usually dies. There is always an unhappy ending.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Drama Terms Romeo & Juliet.

Advertisements

Shakespearean Drama.

Introduction to William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.

Shakespearean Drama Vocabulary and Terms. Shakespeare’s Plays  3 categories Tragedy: a play that traces the main character’s downfall Tragedy: a play.

TERMS TO KNOW FOR UNIT ON SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET Drama Literary Terms.

Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary

What literary techniques will we find in Romeo and Juliet?

ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA. TRAGEDY A drama in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character, called the TRAGIC HERO Plot.

Dramatic and Literary Elements

Drama Terms Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare.

Macbeth. Shakespeare Background Notes *Born in Stratford-on-Avon, England. April 23, *Married Anne Hathaway. He was 18 and she was *They.

ELEMENTS OF A TRAGEDY. How do we define a tragedy?

Dramatic and Literary Elements Tools for Reading and Understanding Shakespeare.

Julius Caesar Literary Terms to Know.

Macbeth Background. Shakespeare- Renaissance Drama Rebirth of interest in Greek Tragedies Shakespeare wrote three types of plays: Histories Comedies-

Or at least pretend to… ;).   Greatest writer in the English language  Plays have been produced more often and in more countries than any other author.

Literary Techniques, Elements of a Drama, and Rhetoric

Macbeth Literary Elements. tragedy  A literary work depicting serious events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.  Elements of a Tragedy:

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Vocabulary/Terms Review.

“Romeo & Juliet” Literary Terms Drama a story written to be performed by actors.

 Literary Terms –  Take 4 sheets of blank computer paper.  Fold in half side-to-side and top-to-bottom so that you get 4 squares. You will use both.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth Background and Important Terms.

Drama Terms Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare.

Romeo & Juliet Literary Terms Drama a story written to be performed by actors.

Drama Terms Romeo and Juliet By: William Shakespeare.

DRAMA TERMS. ACT  A major unit in a play (similar to a chapter in a book)

Elements of Tragedy. Tragedy  A dramatic work that presents the downfall of the tragic hero. The events of a tragic plot are set in motion by a decision.

Romeo & Juliet Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood.

William Shakespeare.  Literary Terms  Foil A character in literature who has qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing.

Shakespearean language.  Drama- a story written to be acted for an audience  Tragedy- a play, novel, or other narrative that depicts serious and important.

Drama Elements ALLUSION:  a reference in a text to something in history or literature.

Author’s Purpose  A writer usually writes for one or more purposes: to express himself or herself, to inform or explain, to persuade, and to entertain.

Introduction to William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

Macbeth Terms. Dramatic Hero Main character who comes to an unhappy or miserable end Generally a person of importance in society, such as a king or a.

Shakespearean Drama Vocabulary and Terms.

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA DRAMA  A story written to be performed by actors in front of an audience.

Kenning Metaphorical compound word or phrase substituted for simple nouns.

D RAMA L IT T ERMS G UIDED N OTES. D RAMA Literature in which plot and characters are developed through dialogue and action; literature in play form.

Literary Elements Macbeth Notes Part II. 1. Irony Verbal: When a character says one thing but means another Situational: When one thing is expected to.

Shakespeare. Facts About William Shakespeare Widely considered to be the greatest writer and playwright in the English language of all time Widely considered.

Literature Concepts. SShakespeare wrote around 37 plays about historical figures, comedies, and tragedies. TThese plays explore many aspects of the.

Literary and Dramatic Elements Definitions and Examples in Romeo and Juliet.

 Please start a new sheet for Week 15 DMAs. Then, answer this question:  Which is stronger, love or hate? Explain your opinion in 5 or more complete.

ELEMENTS OF DRAMA Romeo and Juliet By William Shakespeare.

Drama Literary Terms for Study. Drama A work of literature written to be performed on a stage by actors A work of literature written to be performed on.

History and Artistry. Shakespeare Born in 1564 in England. Married at 18 to Anne Hathaway (26) and had three children. Worked in London as an actor, writer,

 Tragedy-recounts a casually related series of events in the life of a person of significance, culminating in an unhappy catastrophe (usually death).

Romeo & Juliet Terminology. Sonnet A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter. The English (or Shakespearian) sonnet consists.

Shakespearian Literary Terms Review 1. one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or disputeadversary 2.

Mrs. Callahan Freshman English. 1. Tragedy Drama ends in a catastrophe, most often death.

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy… A tragedy is a drama in which a series of actions leads to the downfall of the main character, called the tragic.

Shakespeare Terms. Blank Verse Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter(5 beats of 10 syllables per line)

Literary Terms. Round character a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict & is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully.

Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms. Irony The difference between what we expect to happen and what actually happens.

Romeo & Juliet Test Review. Term Review Tragedy Tragic Hero Comic Relief Allusion Foil Soliloquy Aside Blank Verse Iambic Pentameter Couplet.

Drama Terms Romeo & Juliet.

Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy

Julius Caesar Literary term notes.

Romeo & Juliet Vocabulary.

Shakespearean Drama.

Terms for Drama English I.

Romeo and Juliet Dramatic Terms.

Shakespearean Drama.

Shakespearean Dramatic Terms.

Terms for Drama English I.

Macbeth It’s a Tragedy.

Shakespeare Macbeth.

Presentation transcript:

Macbeth It’s a tragedy!

Tragedy A play or novel in which the main character struggles, loses control, and usually dies. There is always an unhappy ending.

Tragedies must have these elements: An extraordinary hero or heroine The hero is destroyed or killed because of fate, character flaws, or both. The hero’s death must serve some purpose.

Characteristics of the Tragic Hero: He should be worthy of our interest, concern, or sympathy. He will not be perfect but will be a good man of noble instincts possessing faults that make him human.

Characteristics of the Tragic Hero: He will always possess a great deal of pride. He will be old and wise enough to understand what is happening to him.

Characteristics of the Tragic Hero: He will encounter inevitable disaster. He will not take his destruction meekly, but will assert his force and dignity as a man.

Characteristics of the Tragic Hero: He may be a victim, but he will not bow and become a martyr. His cause must be a noble one with a measure of good in it.

Characteristics of the Tragic Hero: He usually makes a decision that is an error in judgment caused by his tragic flaw. He evokes both our pity and our fear.

Macbeth Terms to Know Tragedy- a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a dignified character who is involved in historically or socially significant events

Macbeth Terms to Know Tragic hero- main character with a quality that leads to his/her destruction. This quality is called a tragic flaw.

Macbeth Terms to Know Act- divisions of the play

Macbeth Terms to Know Scene- usually involves a change of setting

Macbeth Terms to Know Soliloquy- a speech that a character makes while alone on stage, to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience

Macbeth Terms to Know Aside- 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

Macbeth Terms to Know Iambic pentameter- each line contains ten syllables, with one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable          

Macbeth Terms to Know Blank verse- unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter

Macbeth Terms to Know Heroic couplet- two consecutive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter

Macbeth Terms to Know Dramatic irony- when the audience and/or the other characters know something another character does not

Macbeth Terms to Know Verbal irony- when a character says one thing and means another

Macbeth Terms to Know Character types: Tragic hero Foil Women Supernatural

Macbeth Terms to Know More character types: Generic- reliable, provide information (ex. Old Man) Normative- reliable, restore order, survive

Macbeth Terms to Know More character types: Normative- reliable, restore order, survive

Macbeth Terms to Know Foil character- provides a striking contrast to another character; used to call attention to certain traits possessed by a main character or to contrast

Macbeth Terms to Know Comic relief- a humorous scene, or incident, or speech that is included in a serious drama to provide respite from emotional intensity

Macbeth Terms to Know Motif- a recurring word, phrase, object, idea or action in a work of literature

Macbeth Terms to Know Paradox- a statement that seems to contradict itself, but, in fact reveals some element of truth

Macbeth Terms to Know Equivocation- the use of ambiguous language for the purpose of confusion