Romeo & Juliet context

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Main tragic actor in Shakespeare's company

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Richard Burbage

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Lord Chamberlain's Men under King James I

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The King's Men

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Most theatres location

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South Bank of the Thames

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Public theatres used props instead of scenery

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True

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'Penny-stinkers'

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groundlings

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Performers commenting on tragedy

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the chorus

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Role in Shakespeare's tragedies

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Fate

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Hamartia

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Tragic flaw of the hero

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Catharsis

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Experience of cleansing for the audience