Practice Flashcards: A-Level English Literature: Shakespearean tragedy on the stage | Zestly

Question 1

Dramatic irony

Accepted Answer

A situation where the audience knows information that the characters on stage do not, creating tension or pathos.

Question 2

Function of comic relief

Accepted Answer

To provide a tonal shift that highlights the gravity of the surrounding tragic events.

Question 3

Prose in Shakespearean tragedy

Accepted Answer

Often used to signal a shift to a practical, grounded, or disordered state of mind, contrasting with the elevated nature of verse.

Question 4

The 'hinge' of a tragedy

Question 5

Function of the Fool

Question 6

Restoration of order

Question 7

Stage directions

Question 8

Inciting incident

Question 9

Human agency in tragedy

Question 10

Confidant

Question 11

Atmosphere in opening scenes

Question 12

Cost of tragedy