Shakespearian Tragedy Elements of a Tragedy A tragedy

Shakespearian Tragedy

Elements of a Tragedy A tragedy is divided into five parts. In his book Technique of the Drama (1863), The German critic Gustav Freytag proposed a method of analyzing plots derived from Aristotle's concept of unity of action that came to be known as Freytag's Triangle or Freytag's Pyramid.

Elements of a Tragedy n tio Ac ng si Ac Ri ng lli Exposition Fa tio n Climax Denouement

Macbeth Thane of Glamis For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name-- Exposition We meet the Hero. O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman! He bade me, from him, call thee thane of Cawdor: In which addition, hail, most worthy thane!

Macbeth: The tragic hero According to Aristotle: n Usually of noble birth n Hamartia - the tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall. Vaulting ambition n Peripeteia - a reversal of fortune brought about by the hero's tragic flaw Killing of Banquo

Ri si ng Ac tio n Elements of a Tragedy Exposition Here’s the first real turning point in the play. What happens which causes a change in the course of the action in Macbeth?

All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis! Ri si ng Ac tio n Macbeth meets the Witches Exposition All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!

Elements of a Tragedy Banquo’s Ghost appears Ri si ng Ac tio n Climax Exposition Which of you have done Thou canst not say I did it: never shake this? Thy gory locks at me!

Elements of a Tragedy n tio Ac ng si Ac Ri ng lli Exposition Fa tio n What do you think the first one is? On the heels of the appearance of the Ghost of Banquo Macbeth starts to make decisions which will lead to his downfall. Climax Macbeth returns to the Witches

Macbeth returns to the Witches Macbeth! Be bloody, bold, and Macbeth! beware resolute; laugh to scorn Macduff; The power of man, for Beware thane of Fife. none of woman born Dismiss me. Enough. Shall harm Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him.

Elements of a Tragedy Macbeth returns to the Witches Ac ng si Macbeth decides to kill Macduff n tio Ac Ri ng lli Exposition Fa tio n Climax

Killing of Macduff’s Family The castle of Macduff All my pretty ones? I will surprise; Did you say all? O hell-kite! Seize All? upon Fife; give to the edge sword What, all o' mythe pretty His wife, and his babes, and all chickens their dam unfortunate souls At one fell swoop? That trace him in his line.

Elements of a Tragedy Macbeth returns to the Witches Macbeth decides to kill Macduff n tio Ac ng si Ac Ri ng Things are heading downhill at pace. What’s the next tragic event? lli Exposition Fa tio n Climax Lady Macbeth loses her mind.

Lady Macbeth loses her mind Out, damned spot! out, I say!—One: two: why, then, 'tis time to do't. —Hell is murky!— Fie, my lord, fie! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? —Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?

Elements of a Tragedy Macbeth returns to the Witches Macbeth decides to kill Macduff Lady Macbeth loses her mind. Ac ng si Ri n tio Ac But for the Tragedy to work we have At this point Macbeth has become a monster and we feel no sympathy for to care about him again. What event him at all. happens here which turns Macbeth back into a human being? ng Exposition lli Fa tio n Climax Lady Macbeth kills herself.

She should have died hereafter; To-morrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. .

Elements of a Tragedy Macbeth returns to the Witches Macbeth decides to kill Macduff Ac ng si Lady Macbeth kills herself. n tio Ac Ri ng lli Exposition Lady Macbeth loses her mind. Fa tio n Climax Denouement

Dénouement According to Freytag: According to (pronounced: day-noo-mon(t)) French word The dénouement Dénouement is derived from the Old French word comprises events between the falling action denoer, "to untie", and from nodus, Latin for "knot. " and the actual end of the drama or Simply put, dénouement is the unraveling or untying of narrative and thus serves as the complexities of a plot conclusion of the story. Conflicts are resolved, creating normality for the characters and a sense of catharsis, or release of tension and anxiety, for the reader.

Elements of a Tragedy Macbeth returns to the Witches Macbeth decides to kill Macduff Lady Macbeth loses her mind. Lady Macbeth kills herself. n tio Ri si Ac ng ng Ac lli Fa tio n Climax Exposition What happens at this point which leads to the final solution of the plot? Macduff confronts Macbeth. Denouement

Macduff confronts Macbeth Turn, hellhound, turn! Despair thy charm; And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely ripp'd. Accursed be that tongue that tells me so…. . Lay on, Macduff, And damn'd be him that first cries, 'Hold, enough!'

Order is restored Malcolm is crowned King n tio Ac ng si Ac Ri ng lli Exposition Fa tio n Climax Denouement