Supernatural Element in Shakesperian Tragedy

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1. Supernatural Elements in Shakespearian Tragedy Prepared by:- Agravat Sneha Batch(2020-22)MA sem-1
Paper-1 Literature of Elizabethan and Restoration periods Roll no :- 17 Enrollment No.:-3069206420200001 Email ID:- [email protected] Submitted to:- S .B.Gardi Department Of English Maharaja Krushnkumar sinhji Bhavangar University

2. William Shakespeare 'William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwriter and actor widely regarded as the greatest writer in English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national Poet and the “Bard of Avan”. Born:- 26 April 1564 Died:-23 April 1616 Work:- 39 plays 154 sonnets
2 long narrative Poems

3. Supernatural Elements In Shakespearian Tragedy The supernatural elements that are apperant in most of Shakespeare’s plays, significantly in Macbeth and Hamlet, which we are going to elaborate further, have their roots in the Elizabethan era and their beliefs in supernatural creatures like witches and ghost and fairies. In Shakespeare’s day people were extremely Superstitious. His famous tragedies:- Othello julius Caeser King Lear
Macbeth

4. Important role in play as crucial plot He often used ghosts, witches, floating daggers and prophetic apparitions throughout his plays. Audiences believed that supernatural elements such as witches and curses were real. It helps advance the plot The supernatural elements plays vital role in Macbeth and Hamlet. The supernatural elements appears to the audience in any forms. In Hamlet it appears in supernatural form of the ghost. It is an integral part of the structure of the plot.

5. Supernatural Elements In Macbeth In Macbeth not only ghost appear but we also find floating daggers and prophetic apparitions throughout his plays. We can say that there are five important events showing the supernatural elements in Macbeth. which are the witches, the ghost of Banquo, the air-drawn dagger and the apparitions. Darkness represents evil, the dagger represents blood and murder, the owl eating the falcon represents disorder in society and Duncan’s horses going mad and eating each other represents upset in nature. The witches represents Macbeth’s evil Ambitions.

6. Supernatural Elements In Hamlet In Hamlet, the supernatural appears in the form of the Ghost. The Ghost in Hamlet has at least three-fold dramatic significance. It contributes to the tragic atmosphere of the play, motivates the entire action of the play and finally it shows up the characters and derives home a certain moral effect. Hamlet father’s creates dramatic suspense and aura of doubt around the value with which associated.

7. Conclusion In sum up we can say that Supernatural elements Increase the Plot of story devlopment and character’s behaviour. Personages are likely to believe witches and ghost speeches. Shakespeare did everything in order to make people believed them and be captured by possibilities of their manifestation in real life.

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