Elements of Tragedy

A tragic hero is

• An underdog character who surprises everyone at the end of the play

• The protagonist who is actually sad and embarrassing

• The protagonist who has a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall

• Any protagonist in a Shakespearean play

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Tragic waste is

• When rubbish is thrown away and it endangers turtles and other animals

• When the hero, along with all their positive qualities, dies at the end of a play

• When the most tragic character in a play dies

• When rubbish looks really depressing

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Why do we need comic relief in a tragedy?

• To provide a release for the intense emotions being experienced

• So that the play doesn't become boring

• Trick question: there is no comic relief in a tragedy

• If there was no relief, we might laugh when the tragic hero dies

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The idea that events and outcomes are meant to happen and therefore unavoidable is known as...

• Fate

• Fortune

• A relief

• The future

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Catharsis is

• Feeling the same emotions as the characters on stage

• The fatal flaw that a tragic hero has

• A big word

• A satisfying release of emotions, normally at the end of a film, novel or play

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The fatal flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall is known as

• Catharsis

• Hamartia

• Ego

• Cogito

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How many Acts does a Shakespearean Tragedy have?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 1

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How would you indicate that a quote comes from the first Act, the second scene and the fiftieth line in a play?

• Act 1, Scene 2, Line 50

• 1, 2, 50

• Act 1.Scene 2.Line 50

• I.II.50

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What was the name of the era that Shakespeare wrote during?

• Elizabethan

• Victorian

• Georgian

• Ancient

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What was the name of the theatre that Shakespeare created and performed his plays in?

• The Sphere

• The Golden Globe

• The Globe

• The Enmore

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