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WorksheetsElements of Tragedy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
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
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
The idea that events and outcomes are meant to happen and therefore unavoidable is known as...
Fate
Fortune
A relief
The future
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
The fatal flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall is known as
Catharsis
Hamartia
Ego
Cogito
How many Acts does a Shakespearean Tragedy have?
3
5
7
1
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
What was the name of the era that Shakespeare wrote during?
Elizabethan
Victorian
Georgian
Ancient
What was the name of the theatre that Shakespeare created and performed his plays in?
The Sphere
The Golden Globe
The Globe
The Enmore
When a Shakespearean character is fighting with different desires within themselves, this is known as
Moral dilemma
Introspection
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
The type of humour that makes a play on words is known as a
Dad joke
Pun
Banter
Slapstick
What is the element that a Shakespearean Tragedy will normally end with?
Hope
Rage
Tragedy
Death
The physical fighting between two characters on stage is known as
Internal conflict
External conflict
Fun
Banter
What centuries did Shakespeare write during?
13th and 14th
15th and 16th
16th and 17th
17th and 18th
