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Six elements of Shakespearean Tragedy 1. chance happenings2. Tragic Hero/flaw/mistake3. supernatural element4. revenge motive5. internal and external conflicts6. Comic relief Comic Relief Element of Shakespearean Tragedy.- the grave digger scene is Comic relief (puns, riddles, malenpropisin) Tragic Hero/flaw/mistake Element of…

Laertes thinks that Ophelia should have a better funeral service. What is the priest’s answer? Ophelia is lucky to be getting a nice a funeral as she is considering the “nature of her death” (means she killed herself which is…

aside an offhanded comment directed towards the audience that other characters don’t hearEX. “A little more than kin, and less than kind.” -Hamlet pg.1136Meaning- This is too much; don’t be more than my uncle; this relationship is gross soliloquy a…

“Madness in great ones must not unwatched go” Claudius to Hamlet• acknowledging that Hamlet is the heir to the throne and he is acknowledging that Hamlet is a powerful adversary• if he messes up Hamlet can be a powerful adversary…

To beguile the time, look like the time, hear welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t. Lady Macbeth, after she receives Macbeth’s letter, and he reaches the palace, she…

Act 3/Sc 1: What tactic used by Lady Macbeth does Macbeth use on the “murderers” to influence their decision to kill Banquo? She questions their manhood Act 3/Sc 2: Lady Macbeth tries to comfort her husband by telling him to…

Banquo is suspicious of Macbeth Banquo hopes His fate will come true Banquo and Fleance are going to Do duties There will be a Dinner Macbeth fears Banquo Murderers are hired by Macbeth To do what? Kill Banquo and Fleance…

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair: hover through the fog and filthy air”. by three witchesbeautiful is ugly, and ugly is beautiful. What you think is opposite of what is. “So foul and fair a day I have not…

Banquo refuses Macbeth’s invitation to dinner. False Macbeth hires two men to kill Banquo and Fleance. False Banquo’s son manages to escape from the murderers. True Before the dinner, Macbeth looks confidently toward the future. True Banquo’s ghost sits in…

What is the point of the first scene literally and in reference to the whole play? Literally the witches are deciding when they should meet again .This seen sets the mood for the entire play and introduces several major motives;…