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WorksheetsThe Characteristics of a Shakespearean Tragedy
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A character who fails because of a character flaw (imperfection) or cruel twist of fate is the
Protagonist
Antgonist
Tragic Hero
Foil Character
A drama that results in a catastrophe - most often death for the main character is a
Comedy
History
Fiction
Tragedy
The adversary or opposing/ hostile force of the protagonist
Antagonist
Protagonist
Tragic Hero
Foil Character
A character whose personality and attitude is the opposite of the main character
Foil
Aside
Protagonist
Antagonist
A SPEECH given by a character alone that exposes their thoughts and feelings to the audience
Soliloquy
Monologue
Dialogue
Aside
A character's remarks (1-2 lines) that reveals a character private thoughts; NOT A SPEECH
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
Dialogue
When the audience knows more than the characters
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Sarcasm
Verbal Irony
A humorous/ funny scene that relieves the tension
Aside
Foil
Comic Relief
Tension Relief
A reference to a well-known literary or historical person, event, or place that the audience is expected to know is
an allusion
irony
a pun
characterization
Humor resulting from words that sound the same, but has different meanings is
a pun
alliteration
aside
monologue
