Oedipus The King:

• Unity of Time-------->Greek Tragedy
• Unity of Place ------->Greek Tragedy
• Unity of Action----->Greek Tragedy

The nature of tragedy= excessive suffering, because you are supposed to learn something.

Hubrus/Hybris- excessive self-pride

Hermartia-tragic flaw=Oedipus' blindness. Hubrus is usually the hermartia in Greek tragedy.

Tragic Dilemma-lose-lose situation

1) Prologue--------->Become the Acts

2) 4 Episodes------>Become the Acts

3) Exodus----------->Become the Acts

Hamlet:

Tragedies are tales of harshness and injustice. All of Shakespeare's tragedies have a tragic hero----a protagonist who causes his own downfall through a tragic flaw. The tragic hero is put into a situation of conflict which he must resolve. Bad luck +bad judgment= death. He is often a man of high social standing. Hamlet's tragic flaw is procrastination. Hamlet is the prince of Denmark.

What is a revenge tragedy?

The first revenge tragedy was written by Thomas Kyd.

Revenge vs. Comedy

Foils for Hamlet include:

• Laertes
• Claudius
• Horatio

What makes Hamlet different from other revenge tragedies?

Hamlet is a departure because it focuses more on his moral dilemma and not blood and murder. The "villain" is complex and three-dimensional. Claudius expresses remorse and real human emotion.

Symmetry

Hamlet + Fortinbras + Laertes> lost their fathers = REVENGE!!!

Hamlet's Life Lesson>>>> "Divine providence controls everything."

>>>>>>Layman's terms: The world would not bend to his will.

The Color Of Water:

What is the difference between an autobiography and a memoir?

An autobiography tells the whole life while a memoir is a subcategory of an autobiography. This is a dual memoir. (Part of a public view of an individual's life.)