The Plot Flashcards
(17 cards)
What are the 8 key points in every Shakespeare tragedy?
- Exposition
- Inciting Force
- Hamartia
- Crisis
- Tragic Force
- Final Suspense
- Catastrophe
- Restored Order
What happened in the Exposition?
The Witches and their prophecies
What happened in the Inciting Force?
The Regicide
What happened in the Hamartia?
Death of Banquo
What happened in the Crisis?
See Banquo’s ghost at the banquet
What happened in the Tragic Force?
The killing of Macduff’s family
What happened in the Final Suspence?
Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking
What happened in the Catastrophe?
Macbeth murdered by Macduff
What happened in the Restored Order?
Malcolm becoming king
Name a quote that can represent the Exposition.
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
Name a quote that can represent the Inciting Force.
- “False face must hide what the false heart doth know”
- “I could now say ‘Amen’”
Name a quote that can represent the Hamartia.
- “fruitless crown”
- “barren sceptre”
- “Thou mayst revenge”
Name a quote that can represent the Crisis.
- “I have a strange infirmity”
- “It will have blood; they say blood will have blood”
Name a quote that can represent the Tragic Force.
Name a quote that can represent the Final Suspense.
Name a quote that can represent the Catastrophe.
“I have almost forgot the taste of fears”
Name a quote that can represent the Restored Order.
