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• Drama/Play
• A story that is meant to be performed on stage by
  actors.

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• Told mostly through Dialogue
• Dialogue
• conversation between two or more people

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• Occasional use of monologue.
• Monologue
• One person speaking either to him/herself or to
  the audience

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• Monologue
• Shakespearean characters are always honest in
  their monologues

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• Tragedy -
• A play in which all conflicts end in disaster,
  usually death.

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• Tragedy -
• A moral lesson is taught through the fear of a
  terrible outcome.

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• All tragedies contain a tragic hero

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• Tragic Hero
• Main character in a tragedy who possesses a
  tragic flaw .

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• Tragic Hero
• Traditionally starts the play as a noble
  character in both social position and moral
  standing.

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• Tragic Hero
• Ends the play by falling from his/her noble
  position due to one major shortcoming (tragic
  flaw)

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• Tragic Flaw
• A personality trait that directly leads to the
  downfall of a tragic hero.

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• Famous Aspects of Macbeth
• The question of whether or not people control
  their own destiny or if there is a pre-determined
  fate for all human beings.

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• Famous Aspects of Macbeth
• The inclusion of three witches (called the Weird
  Sisters) who can either see a persons fate or
  control human behavior.

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• Famous Aspects of Macbeth
• The question of how far a person is willing to go
  for power and fame.

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• Famous Aspects of Macbeth
• It is considered bad luck for actors and
  directors to say the name of the play. When the
  play is in production it is most commonly called
  The Scottish Play