Shakespearean Tragedies

By: Ana Sofia Ruiz, Joshua Camacho, Leslie Avila, Sarem

Ahmed, Xavier Armenta
What is a Tragedy?

“A medieval narrative poem or tale typically

describing the downfall of a great man”
(Merriam-Webster)
What Makes Up a Tragedy?

▰ Plot
▰ Character
▰ Thought
▰ Diction
▰ Song
▰ Spectacle
▰ (Barad)
What is a Tragic Hero?

According to Mr. O’Meara and Mrs. Spacht:

▰ Tragic Hero

▰ Tragic Flaw: build -> fall

Famous Shakespearean
Tragedies

▰ Antony and Cleopatra ▰ Othello ▰ Julius Caesar

▰ Coriolanus ▰ Romeo and Juliet ▰ King Lear
▰ Hamlet ▰ Timon of Athens ▰ Macbeth
▰ Titus Andronicus ▰ Troilus and Cressida
 Overview of Some of
Shakespearean Tragedies

Julius Caesar Hamlet Macbeth Othello

▰ The Beginning ▰ Father’s death ▰ The three weird sisters ● Othello became
▰ Caesar’s Assassination ▰ The play appear to Macbeth commander
▰ The lead to Philippi ▰ The Return ▰ Kills King Duncan then ● Iago became angry for
▰ The Death his comrade giving the job to
▰ The Three Sisters tricked someone
underqualified
Macbeth
○ Tells lies
▰ Macbeth is killed ● Othello kills
Desdemona, but then
kills himself
Comparing all Shakespearean
Tragedies

Ultimately, all Shakespearean tragedies

conclude with death after a grand conflict.
 Work Cited
Barad, Dilip. “Six Formative Elements of Tragedy.” Literary Theory and Criticism. Accessed 7 May

2019.

O’Meara, Matthew and Tricianne Spacht. “Tragic Hero.” University High School, 7 May 2019, Tolleson

Union High School, Tolleson, AZ. Lecture.

Shakespeare, William. Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Folger Digital Texts, Barbara Mowat, Paul Werstine,

Michael Poston, Rebecca Niles. Folger Shakespeare Library. Accessed 1 May 2019.

“Tragedy.” Merriam-Webster. Accessed 7 May 2019.