ENGL 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tragicomedy
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One question will ask us to define a literary term that we discussed in the week of. September 29-october 5 (define and give an in-depth example) Bring the tempest we"ll be asked to discuss the significance of a passage. Known as a tragicomedy the plot has the potential for both comedy and tragedy. Murder plot unfolds; acts of revenge keep the story flowing. Many elements of the story suggest the theme of romance as well as tragedy and comedy thwarted love. The political and social structure becomes fractured in parallel to the fall of the family structure. Symbolic of disorder disturbance in the social and political world.