Biography

William Shakespeare

BioBorn in England,

1564.Married Anne

Hathaway and had 3 children.

Started his career as an actor, writer, and part owner of a play company .

The King & Queen of England loved his work, He wrote 37 plays and 154 Sonnets. (give or

take) He wrote plays like “Macbeth” & “Hamlet” His plays fell under 3 categories

- Tragedies - Comedies - Histories

Bio

1- The Tragic HeroThere is usually only one tragic hero

Only great men are tragic heroes The audience must desire the defeat of the

tragic hero and the tragic hero contributes to their own destruction.

The tragic hero doesn’t always have to be good as their life could be a mystery.

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2- A tragic flaw A quality in a tragic hero that leads to his

downfall .The flaw is often an obsession.

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-3 The tragic story The tragic story usually ends with the death

the tragic hero. The death is unordinary in which they are

responsible for their own falls.

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-4 The abnormal, the supernatural, fate, fortune and chance.

Shakespeare usually portrays his characters as insane with a character often having hallucinations involving ghosts and witches who have supernatural knowledge.

Shakespeare allows chance to influence the actions of most tragedies.

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-5 Tragic Conflicts The tragic hero usually deals with external or

internal conflicts which cause other problems to arise.

There is 2 people or groups involved in the conflict, one being the tragic hero.

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6-The Tragic PatternA man of high estate A flawed characterMisreading's and rationalizations Isolation of the tragic heroMurder, exile, and alienation

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7-Tragic Structure in Plays Exposition is the general time place and opening

conditions in the play. Initiating incident is the action that starts the

conflict. Rising Action is a series of actions that usually last

more than one act. -The hero of the play is the force trying to make things

work out.Climax is the point where the protagonist reaches a

change in him as well as the direction of the play.

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Falling Action covers several scenes and shows events that go against the main character.

Moment of final suspense is the moment when the play seems to go for the protagonist, most common in the end of plays and makes the hero believe the tragedy will be avoided.

Catastrophe is the complete downfall of the protagonist. It is an event usually seen as good thing because of punishment towards the villain.

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