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Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy. Key Terms. Tragedy. A story in which the noble main character fails or dies because of a personal flaw or a twist of fate A story about a doctor who worked hard to cure the sick would be a tragedy if ______________________________. Tragic Hero.

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  1. Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy Key Terms

  2. Tragedy • A story in which the noble main character fails or dies because of a personal flaw or a twist of fate • A story about a doctor who worked hard to cure the sick would be a tragedy if ______________________________

  3. Tragic Hero • The main character of a tragedy • Combination of fate and character’s actions contribute to downfall (tragic flaw) • Audience can recognize the tragic hero in a play because he or she _______________________________

  4. Character Foil • A character whose personality contrasts with - and thus highlights - the personality of another character • A character foil for a hero who is quiet would be another character who _______________________________

  5. Soliloquy • A speech in which a character alone on stage “thinks aloud” to himself or herself • A character in a play who is secretly in love might give a soliloquy about _______________________________

  6. Aside • A private remark that a character on stage makes to the audience or to another character but that is not heard by other characters on stage • An aside is similar to a soliloquy because ________________________________

  7. Protagonist/Antagonist • Protagonist: the lead character or hero in a literary work • Antagonist: the force that opposes the hero • In The Wizard of Oz, the protagonist is____________and the antagonist is _______________

  8. Dramatic Irony • A situation in a play in which the audience knows more than the character • The audience knew that the letter contained bad news; however, the character thought_________________

  9. Comic Relief • A humorous scene intended to lighten the mood • As the family flees a burning house, a moment of comic relief might occur when the son says, “___________________”

  10. Petrarchan Lover • A character whose love is unrequited (not given back) • ____________ does not requite Romeo’s love.

  11. Allusion • An indirect reference to another person, event, or story. Shakespeare's plays make allusions to the Bible and Greek Mythology. • Saying that someone is a “Scrooge” is an allusion to ___________________

  12. Pun • A joke that results from multiple meanings of a word. Or a play on words • EX: Why can't a pony sing? Because it's a little____________

  13. Iambic Pentameter • Unrhymed verse in which each line has five unstressed followed by five stressed syllables • Around the pond stood seven willow trees • Today we're gonna _______ ________ ______

  14. 'twas =it was wast = were whence = from where wherefore = why hence = from here oft =often ay =yes yon, yonder =that one there would (he were) =I wish (he were) marry =(a mild swear word) hie =hurry Elizabethan Words to Know • thou = youe.g. "Thou wast in the next room." • ye = you e.g. "Ye all came forth from the room." • thee = youe.g. "I saw thee in the other room." • thine or thy = youre.g. "That is thy room." • art = are • dost = do • doth =does • 'ere = before • hast = have • 'tis = it is • nay =no

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