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Shakespearean
Tragedy
BY: MAX, ELIJAH, AND NESHANTI
Renaissance Drama
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During the middle ages, English drama mainly focused
on teaching moral lessons or retelling bible stories
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First in England’s universities and among graduates of
those universities, plays fell into main categories,
comedies, and tragedies.
The Greek Origins of Tragedy
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According to Aristotle, tragedy aroused pity and fear in
the audience. Pity for the hero and fear for all human
beings.
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In the western tradition, both comedies and tragedies
arose in ancient Greece
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In ancient Greece tragedies, the heroes’ tragic flaw was
often hubris an excessive pride that led a tragic hero to
challenge the gods.
Characteristics of Tragedy
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Shakespear eased the intensity of the action by using a
device called comic relief the following of a serious
scene with a lighter funny one
The main character called the tragic hero comes to an
unhappy ending
The tragic hero exhibits extraordinary abilities but also a
tragic flow
The person who fights the hero is called the antagonist
A serious of casually related events can lead to an
inevitable catastrophe