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What do we know about
Romeo and Juliet?
Where have we encountered these figures in
modern day?

What do we know about these characters?

Does anyone know what type of play Romeo

and Juliet is?
Shakespearean Tragedy

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic play following elements of the

Aristotelian form of tragedy
The elements of
Shakespearean Tragedy
Tragic Hero/Heroine
Shakespeares tragic plays are depicted as a
one man show.

The hero often suffers due to a tragic flaw that

he/she possesses. EX: Macbeth

The hero is generally the most tragic

character of the play, as well as a highly
reputable figure within the context of the play.
Tragic flaw
The protagonist of the play
often falls due to some tragic
flaw that they possess.

In the play Macbeth Macbeth

falls due to his greed

In Hamlet prince Hamlet

being indecisive leads to not
just his own downfall but the
downfall of people he loves
External vs. Internal
Conflict
External Conflict is quiet
literally a physical
barrier. Ex: King Internal Conflict is a
Claudius in Hamlet psychological barrier
within the play.
External conflict often
leads to internal conflict It is a primary element
of Shakespearean
tragedy
Tragic waste
Neither good nor evil come out on top.

Both sides are at a loss