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Aspects of tragedy - Coggle Diagram
Aspects of tragedy
Key terms
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Anagnorisis- the protagonist realises the truth of the situation, often a truth about themselves and their actions.
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Peripeteia- the reversal of fortune; the turning point in the action where things being to move toward a conclusion.
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Dramatic Irony- when the plot is developed so that the audience have more information than the characters have,
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Shakespearean Tragedy
Renaissance Tragedy
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The Renaissance was a cultural movement inspired by classical arts that took place in Europe between the14th century and 17th century. It challenged old traditions and celebrated reason and improving makinds abilites.
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Shakespearean Tragedy is a form of Shakespearean writing where usually a tragic hero, leads themselves to a violent end. They are a seemingly heroic figure whose flaw causes the story to end with a tragic downfall.
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Renaissance tragedy combined public and private matters, where as classical tragedy focused on public matters.
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Setting
Venice
Was seen a civilised, ordered and lawful place. It was associated with power, commerce and wealth.
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It was widely known for its sexual tolerance in Europe- Venetian women were often seen as promiscuous.
Cyprus
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Cyprus was isolated and associated with hostility, war and conflict.
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The transition from Venice to Cyprus represents a move from 'civilised' Christian Venice to warlike, wild Cyprus. It removes the characters away from their normal environment, creating disorder and isolation.
Tragedy
By putting a label on texts, readers begin to interpret and come to expect certain events and actions to occur.
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