CO 1503 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: University Wits, Dumbshow, Tragic Hero
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Have to connect aristocrats with working class. Characteristics: motive: revenge, either real or imagined. Playwrights are ingenious with how revenge takes place: types. Villain makes up story for revenge: plot plays with gray area. Personal and political lines get blurred: revenge degenerates the revenger. Either in madness (real or false), fury, or obsession: action. Characters- common motives: noble/courageous lover is murdered, kinsmen avenge murder victim, is psychologically frustrated, villain uses others to carry out villainy, beautiful lady wronged and destroyed by circumstances. Greatest playwright: command of the written/spoken word. Did(cid:374)"t write the plays to (cid:271)e read (cid:271)ut to (cid:271)e a(cid:272)ted out. Inspired in structure from the greeks: keeps audience interested. Dig difference in tragic downfalls: medieval. Characters fall because of bad fortune: renaissance. Tragic hero: possess high rank in society, has extraordinary talents, tragic flaw, faced with honor and dignity. Plot: domestic but on a large scale, allegorical characters serve as examples.
