Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy

Choose 3 characteristics of a TRAGIC HERO.

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• usually a male character

• the protagonist (main character)

• usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or cruel twist of fate

• often has a high rank or status

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the purpose of a foil character in a play?

• To provide comic relief

• To have a similar personality as the protagonist

• To highlight both characters' traits

• To be the main antagonist

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the function of a soliloquy in a play?

• To engage in a conversation with other characters

• To build suspense

• To reveal the character's private thoughts

• To provide comic relief

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the dramatic irony in a play?

• When the characters know everything

• When the characters are unaware of their surroundings

• When the audience knows less than the characters

• When the audience knows more than the characters

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the purpose of comic relief in a play?

• To introduce a new character

• To heighten the seriousness of the main action by contrast

• To provide a tragic ending

• To make the play more serious

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Choose TWO descriptions of an ANTAGONIST.

• the force working against the protagonist

• can be another character, a group of characters, or something nonhuman, such as nature or society

• usually wins or "beats" the protagonist during the story

• usually connected directly to the title of the story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why/when does Juliet use OXYMORONS?

• She is angry about her arranged marriage to Paris.

• She is angry that her new husband just killed her cousin.

• She is fearful that the sleeping potion may not work.

• She sees Romeo for the first time at the party.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Choose 3 OXYMORONS from the play.

• dove-feathered raven

• serpent heart with a flowering face

• feather of lead

• heart of gold

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an oxymoron?

• a term with opposite words to show conflicting feelings or ideas

• an outside character who appears only once in the play

• a character who remains nameless but helps stir the conflict

• a conflict that makes things appear different from what they really are

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Choose TWO descriptions of an ASIDE.

• reveals the character’s private thoughts

• appears at the very end of a tragic play

• a character’s remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear

• can be said on stage only by the protagonist

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10