Define Adage
An old saying or proverb
‘Look before you leap’
What is an allusion
Indirect reference to an event, person. thing, place, or quality
Aside in Macbeth means the character is talking to the _________
Audience. Is not heard by the other characters
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel in a phrase
Comic relif
Scene in a serious play that relieves tensions
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something the characters do not
Pathos
Element or quality in literacy which aroses sympathy and compassion in the reader or audience
Soliloquy
A speech made by a character that reveals his/her inner thoughts
What are the 5 elements in a Shakespearean tragedy
- Story of one bold hero (Protagonist)
- Story tells of the heros troubled parts of his life that leads up to his death
- It tells of suffering, which is in contrasts to the characters glory and happiness
- The hero is a great character, but has one flaw that causes him to ruin
- The hero dies at a significant moment
ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY:
Exposition
Describes the mood and conditions in existence at the outset of the action (Setting)
ELEMENTS OF SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY:
Exciting force
The initial accident, where it shows the action that will cause conflict to occur throughout the rest of the play
Catharsis
Tragedy
Hamartia
Tragic flaw in the hero that causes his/her downfall
Hubris
Arrogance caused by being too happy
Pathetic fallacy
The connection between what man is feeling, and the weather