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Tragedy

Tragedy. Classical Theatre. In the Classical Theatre Tradition, there are 2 types of plays: Comedy- ends with marriage Tragedy- ends with death. Tradition. Tragedy was developed in Ancient Greece (shortly after the Odyssey was written) in the 5 th and 6 th Century B.C.E.

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Tragedy

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  1. Tragedy

  2. Classical Theatre In the Classical Theatre Tradition, there are 2 types of plays: • Comedy- ends with marriage • Tragedy- ends with death

  3. Tradition • Tragedy was developed in Ancient Greece (shortly after the Odyssey was written) in the 5th and 6th Century B.C.E. • Elizabethan playwrights, like Shakespeare, modernized it, but the basics are still the same.

  4. Tragic Hero/Heroine • The audience must be able to sympathize with the protagonist (hero/heroine). • Hero/Heroine must be: • high Status (noble/royal/warrior) • courageous • loyal • self-sacrificing

  5. Tragic Flaw • Hero/heroine must have a tragic flaw. • Tragic Flaw: the character flaw in the person that makes him great and special but also leads to his downfall.

  6. Free will • Even if fate plays a role, the hero must also have free will. He must chose a course of action or make a decision that leads to his downfall.

  7. Demise The play MUST end with the hero’s/heroine’s untimely death.

  8. Catharsis • Catharsis is the Greek word meaning "cleansing" or "purging.” • Tragedy is meant to give the audience Catharsis by getting negative emotion out of their systems (like how you feel after having a good cry).

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