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Biography On Gustav FreytagBiography On Gustav Freytag

A German Dramatist and NovelistA German Dramatist and NovelistBorn July 13,1816 Born July 13,1816 Died April 30,1895Died April 30,1895

PublishedPublished

1623 By William Shakespeare 1623 By William Shakespeare

SwordsSwords

Is a long edged piece of metal used Is a long edged piece of metal used in many civilizations throughout the in many civilizations throughout the world, primarily as a cutting or world, primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing for clubbing

Freytag’s TriangleFreytag’s Triangle

A Stupid Triangle With 3 SidesA Stupid Triangle With 3 Sides

King Duncan/ScotlandKing Duncan/Scotland

The victim of a well-plotted regicide The victim of a well-plotted regicide in a power grab by his trusted in a power grab by his trusted captain and cousin Macbethcaptain and cousin Macbeth

Freytag’s BookFreytag’s Book

In his book In his book Technique of the DramaTechnique of the Drama (1863), The German critic Gustav (1863), The German critic Gustav Freytag proposed a method of Freytag proposed a method of analyzing plots derived from Aristotle's analyzing plots derived from Aristotle's concept of unity of action that came to concept of unity of action that came to be known as Freytag's Triangle or be known as Freytag's Triangle or Freytag's Pyramid. In the illustration Freytag's Pyramid. In the illustration above, I have borrowed from both above, I have borrowed from both critics to present a graphic that can be critics to present a graphic that can be employed to analyze the structure and employed to analyze the structure and unity of a narrative's plot.unity of a narrative's plot.

William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare

Born April 26,1564Born April 26,1564Died April 23, 1616Died April 23, 1616English Poet and playwright, widely English Poet and playwright, widely

regarded as the greatest writer in the regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's English language and the world's

Curse Of MacbethCurse Of Macbeth

During its 1849 performance at New During its 1849 performance at New York's Astor Place, a riot broke out in York's Astor Place, a riot broke out in which 31 people were trampled to which 31 people were trampled to death death

In 1937, when Laurence Olivier took In 1937, when Laurence Olivier took on the role of Macbeth, a 25 pound on the role of Macbeth, a 25 pound stage weight crashed within an inch stage weight crashed within an inch of him, and his sword which broke of him, and his sword which broke onstage flew into the audience and onstage flew into the audience and hit a man who later suffered a heart hit a man who later suffered a heart attack. attack.

Beginning with its first performance, in Beginning with its first performance, in 1606, Dear Will himself was forced to play 1606, Dear Will himself was forced to play Lady Macbeth when Hal Berridge, the boy Lady Macbeth when Hal Berridge, the boy designated to play the lady with a peculiar designated to play the lady with a peculiar notion of hospitality, became inexplicably notion of hospitality, became inexplicably feverish and died. Moreover, the bloody feverish and died. Moreover, the bloody play so displeased King James I that he play so displeased King James I that he banned it for five years. banned it for five years.

As Lady Macbeth, Sarah Siddons was As Lady Macbeth, Sarah Siddons was nearly ravaged by a disapproving nearly ravaged by a disapproving audience in 1775; Sybil Thorndike audience in 1775; Sybil Thorndike was almost strangled by a burly was almost strangled by a burly actor in 1926; Diana Wynyard actor in 1926; Diana Wynyard sleepwalked off the rostrum in 1948, sleepwalked off the rostrum in 1948, falling down 15 feet. falling down 15 feet.

n 1934, British actor Malcolm Keen n 1934, British actor Malcolm Keen turned mute onstage, and his turned mute onstage, and his replacement, Alister Sim, like Hal replacement, Alister Sim, like Hal Berridge before him, developed a Berridge before him, developed a high fever and had to be high fever and had to be hospitalized. hospitalized.

The indestructible Charlton Heston, The indestructible Charlton Heston, in an outdoor production in Bermuda in an outdoor production in Bermuda in 1953, suffered severe burns in his in 1953, suffered severe burns in his groin and leg area from tights that groin and leg area from tights that were accidentally soaked in were accidentally soaked in kerosene. kerosene.

An actor's strike felled Rip Torn's 1970 An actor's strike felled Rip Torn's 1970 production in New York City; two fires production in New York City; two fires and seven robberies plagued the 1971 and seven robberies plagued the 1971 version starring David Leary; in the version starring David Leary; in the 1981 production at Lincoln Center, J. 1981 production at Lincoln Center, J. Kenneth Campbell, who played Macduff, Kenneth Campbell, who played Macduff, was mugged soon after the play's was mugged soon after the play's opening. opening.

Karen SucksKaren Sucks

She is a drug addict fairy loving son She is a drug addict fairy loving son of a witch I don’t like her at all of a witch I don’t like her at all