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Dramatic Elements
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Freytags Triangle
Clim ax
g llin Fa tion ac

Ris Ac ing tio n

Expostitio n

Resolution / Denoume Catastrop nt/ he

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All of Shakespeares plays follow this structure:

Act III

t Ac IV

Ac II t

Act I

Act V

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Exposition
Offers Introductory Information
Setting Characters (protagonist/antagonist) Basic conflict

Man v. man, etc incident that sets the basic conflict in motion
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Inciting incident (or inciting moment)

The

Macbeth Expostion Fill out your handout with this info:

Setting: Scotland, 1040

A rebellion against King Duncan has

taken place, and Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, along with Banquo, has been instrumental in squashing it, earning high praise from the King and a new title, Thane of Cawdor.

Protagonist: Macbeth Antagonist: Banquo

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Macbeth exposition continued

Basic conflict:
Macbeth receives prophecies from a trio

of witches who hail him as he that shalt be King hereafter! (1.3.50). stir Macbeths ambition to be king; however, he, with prompting from his wife, determines to kill the king to be the king. guilt and those who suspect he has done 4/29/12

Hitting upon his ambition, the witches

Once done, Macbeth must battle his own

More exposition
Inciting moment:
At the end of Act I, after much

manipulation by his wife, Macbeth agrees to this terrible feat (1.7.80), knowing that his False face must hide what the false heart doth know (1.7.82)

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Aside
Character is saying something other

characters are not supposed to hear.

Can be between two or more

characters
Or one character thinking out loud Dramatic irony Example: page 308
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Soliloquy
Solo means alone Speech given by an actor
Alone on stage Reveals innermost thoughts Thinking out loud Example: page 315

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Rising Action
Obstacle
Frustrates the protagonists goals

Secondary conflicts
Come up in addition to main conflict

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Tragic Hero
High, Noble Status Good but not perfect Potential for greatness Tragic Flaw

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High, Noble Stature

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High, Noble Stature

Thane of Glamis Thane of Cawdor prestigious gentleman noble cousin (to the king)

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Good but not perfect

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Good but not perfect

Respects Duncan Respected by other noblemen Has a conscience Wrestles with dark side but Lets the dark side overcome him

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Potential for Greatness

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Potential for Greatness

Great soldier Demonstrates his leadership skills on

the battlefield,
slaying the traitor Macdonwald capturing the rebellions leader, the

Thane of Cawdor.

Courage in battle Respect and admiration fromking and

countrymen

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Tragic Flaw

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Tragic Flaw
vaulting ambition Some also say that his flaw is the

power Lady Macbeth has over him.

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Climax
Act 3 Signals a change in the protagonists

luck for either better or worse

Climactic moment = the point of no

return

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Foil
Pair of characters in a story Meant to parallel each other
Often very different Equal and opposite

Examples from Macbeth

Macbeth/Banquo 3 Murders/3 witches/ (later) 3

apparitions
Lady Macbeth/Lady Macduff (we meet 4/29/12

Falling Action
How does Macbeth seem to be losing

to the antagonist?
How does it appear that the final

outcome of the conflict may be in doubt?

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