Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Aristotelian structure
A
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and denouement.
2
Q
Revenge drama
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Othello is an example of the style of Elizabethan revenge tragedy popular in Shakespeare’s day
Machiavellian tragedy, murders and corpses, physical torment, soliloquies
3
Q
Shifts in time
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As the action of the play carries on into Act 3, there seem to be discrepancies which indicate that some time has lapsed, even though the action appears seamless.
4
Q
Order and rebellion
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Shakespeare places scenes of turbulent passion next to calm, thus the harmony of peace and victory (Act 2 Scene 2) is shattered by the officers’ brawl and its aftermath
