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Origins of Elizabethan Drama
Origins of Elizabethan Drama
• Developed in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
• Influenced by medieval morality plays and classical Roman tragedies.
• Performed in open-air theaters like The Globe.
• Patronized by royalty and the upper class.
Unrhymed Verse with Vivid Imagery
Unrhymed Verse with Vivid Imagery
Most of Shakespeare’s tragedies use blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter).
Rich in metaphors, similes, and symbolism.
Example from Macbeth: "Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage."
Internal Conflict and Soliloquies as a Dramatic Device
Internal Conflict and Soliloquies as a Dramatic Device
Soliloquies reveal a character’s inner thoughts.
Internal conflict: characters struggle with morality, fate, and ambition.
Example: Macbeth’s soliloquy before murdering Duncan: “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
Example of a soliloquy in "The Tragedy of Macbeth
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