Tragedy - I am so not a lit major
Ok, so I am pre-law, and although I love to read, very much so, it is the in-depth stuff (in-depth to me anyway) that I struggle with. That is why I waited to take my Lit 103 requirement until senior year!
So my prof wants me to identify the following in Hamlet, and although some of it I am coming up with, I am looking for ideas/answers from those who know better than I (and if you have any questions about con or admin law, I will help you - but really who cares but me).
1. Introduction (if I can't figure that out, I'm in trouble)
2. Rising action - this is stuff I've never learned, I am not sure exactly what this phrase means (yes I am 29, and still do not know this stuff)
3. Crisis (may be a series of them)
4. Reversal (of fortune, change of direction)
5. Recognition (horrifying disclosure)
6. Climax
7. Tragic fall
8. Resolution
I don't know if these then appear in this order. I mean, I can guess on some, but still am not sure - i.e. for Recognition I have Claudius' prayerful admission to his guilt in Hamlet Sr's murder.
Thanks to anyone who can help. I don't want to cheat, I just feel so clueless, so don't give too much away.