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Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Literary Terms. Shakespeare’s Macbeth. 1. Blank verse. Unrhymed poetry usually written in iambic pentameter Sounds much like ordinary spoken English Commonly used in drama What is IAMBIC PENTAMETER? creates rhythm unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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Shakespeare’s Macbeth

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  1. Literary Terms Shakespeare’s Macbeth

  2. 1. Blank verse • Unrhymed poetry usually written in iambic pentameter • Sounds much like ordinary spoken • English • Commonly used in drama • What is IAMBIC PENTAMETER? • creates rhythm • unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable • da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM

  3. 2. Soliloquy • Long speech made by a character who is alone • Reveals private thoughts and feelings to reader/ audience

  4. 3. Aside Actors speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage.

  5. 4. Tragedy *** A type of drama that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person – one who possesses a character weakness.

  6. 5. Tragic hero • Character who is caught up in events that result in disaster • Because this character is neither wicked nor innocent, the audience reacts with mixed emotions.

  7. 6. Tragic flaw Character weakness that leads the tragic hero down a bad path

  8. 7. Tragic deed • Choice/mistake that the tragic hero makes as a result of his tragic flaw • Leads to the downfall of the tragic hero

  9. Plot Curve Draw this somewhere on your terms sheet! 8. Exposition: introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation. 9. Rising action: the events in the play that lead to the play’s eventual turning point. 10. Climax: turning point in the action and moment of greatest tension. 11. Falling action: action following the crisis when the disastrous reversal of the tragic hero’s fortune takes place. 12. Resolution: the story is resolved and an insight is revealed

  10. 13. Internal conflict Struggle that takes place within a character.

  11. 14. External conflict Struggle between a character and some outside force.

  12. 15. Setting Time and place of the action

  13. 16. Imagery Descriptive language that is used to re-create sensory experiences (Shakespeare uses a TON!)

  14. 17. Atmosphere The mood or feeling of a literary work. Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. “It is time,” he said, “for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.”

  15. 18. Theme • Central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work • The moral of the story is…

  16. 19. Dramatic irony • A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true. • In other words, the reader knows something the character does not.

  17. 20. Verbal irony Words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning. Regina: Oh my God, I love your skirt! Where did you get it? Lea Edwards: It was my mom's in the '80s. Regina: Vintage, so adorable. Lea Edwards: Thanks. Regina: [after girl walks away] That is the ugliest freaking skirt I've ever seen.

  18. 21. Comic relief A light-hearted character or scene that immediately follows a scene of great tension

  19. Paradox Add this to your terms list!!! Statement that appears to be contradictory but actually expresses the truth. “I must be cruel to be kind.” “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” “We can’t live with them, and we can’t live without them.” “Fair is foul and foul is fair.”

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