1
Q
how do you write a summary?
A
- contextualise the extract, what is in it
- identify aspects of tragedy
- conceptualise, what is shakespeare doing here
2
Q
how should you answer the question?
A
focus on element of tragedy…
- how is it presented at the moment
- authorial methods, structure, voices, setting
- quotations to support
- happens before or after
- contribute to tragedy as a whole
3
Q
what are some typical features of tragedy
A
- tragic hero or victim or villain
- power
- pride
- death or loss
- tragic downfall
- fatal flaws and misjudgments
- fate
- anagnoris
