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Title: ANALYSIS OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY BY H. M. STEED


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ANALYSIS OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDYBYH. M. STEED
  • NAMES OF ACTS

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ACT I
  • Act I in SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY is called the
    EXPOSITION.
  • It sets forth the following
  • Setting
  • Time
  • Place

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ACT I (CONTINUED)
  • Protagonist (The character around whom the plot
    is based)
  • Antagonists (Those characters who antagonize
    the Protagonist)
  • Minor Characters (The remainder of the
    characters)
  • Tone (Authors attitude toward his/her subject)
  • Mood (Readers response to the authors tone)

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ACT II
  • Act II in Shakespearean Tragedy is called the
    COMPLICATION.
  • It contains the Complicating Incident, which
    initiates the conflict for the Protagonist.

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ACT III
  • Act III in Shakespearean Tragedy is called the
    REVERSAL.
  • It contains the TECHNICAL CLIMAX, which
    determines the fate of the Protagonist.

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ACT IV
  • Act IV of Shakespearean Tragedy is called the
    CATASTROPHE, where, as the name implies,
    everything falls apart for the Protagonist.
  • (It is the same section of the plot as the
    DENOUEMENT or FALLING ACTION, which are the terms
    used in analyzing other genres of fiction, such
    as short stories and novels.)

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ACT V
  • Act V in Shakespearean Tragedy is called the
    RESOLUTION or CONCLUSION, where diminished
    order is restored.
  • It also includes the DRAMATIC CLIMAX of the play,
    which, obviously, is the highest point of drama
    for the Protagonist.

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UNIVERSAL CONFLICTS
  • MAN VERSUS MAN
  • MAN VERSUS NATURE
  • MAN VERSUS SELF
  • MAN VERSUS SUPERNATURAL

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THEMES
  • The themes of Shakespearean Tragedy, as in other
    genres of literature, are the messages the
    author is attempting to convey to the reader or
    to the audience.

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SYMBOLISM
  • Symbols in Shakespearean Tragedy, just as in
    other genres of literature, include concrete
    objects (i.e., objects which can be seen or
    visualized) which symbolize an abstract idea or
    emotion.

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IMAGERY
  • Imagery appeals to one of the senses, such as
    visual, auditory, taste, touch, smell, and
    emotional.
  • In Shakespearean Tragedy, just as in other genres
    of literature, it is used by the author to
    provoke higher level thinking on the part of
    the reader or audience.
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