The Fatal Flaws of each and every tragic protagonist in Shakespeare's plays.

Hamlet: indecisiveness
As we all know, the poor lad couldnt make up his mind. Take him to a pub and
ask him if he wants a beer or a whisky, and hed be all over the place.
Othello: jealousy
Lear, though, I had to think about a bit, and in the end came up with this:
King Lear: self-delusion
Macbeth, however, is much easier:
Macbeth: ambition
Julius Caesar is an awkward one, for here we have not one, but four protagonists.
But they are classified quite easily:
Julius Caesar: megalomania
Brutus: faulty reasoning
Cassius: envy
Mark Antony: not applicable (he doesnt die at the end, and hence is not tragic)
And as for that oddball Timon of Athens, thats a fairly easy one also:
Timon: spendthrift
Now the two late tragedies, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus. Coriolanus is
simple enough:
Coriolanus: pride
Antony and Cleopatra, however, are a bit more difficult. But theyre indubitably
tragic, and so must have tragic flaws of some kind:
Antony: a bit of a pisshead
Cleopatra: a bit of a slapper
There are a couple of early tragic plays in the canon, Titus Andronicus and Romeo
and Juliet. We neednt bother much about Titus, since no-one really takes the play
very seriously anyway.
Titus Andronicus: obduracy
And Romeo and Juliet seem to me to share the same tragic flaw:
Romeo and Juliet: fancied the wrong person
Although Richard II and Richard III are both classed as History plays, many
consider them to be tragic dramas also.
Richard II: self-regarding
Richard III: right evil bastard
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''''''''''''Concept of #Monolingualism '''''''''
Monoglottism (Greek monos, alone, solitary, + glotta, tongue, language) or,
more commonly, monolingualism or unilingualism is the condition of being able to
speak only a single language. In a different context unilingualism may refer to
language policy which enforces an official or national language over others.
Native-born persons living in many of the Anglosphere nations such as the United
States, Australia, United Kingdom, and New Zealand are frequently typecast as
monoglots, owing to a worldwide perception that English speakers see little
relevance in learning a second language due to the widespread distribution of
English and its competent use even in many non-English speaking countries in
Europe, Africa, and South Asia. Many Spanish language countries in Latin
America are also considered to have substantial proportions of the population who
are monoglots.
Monolingual or unilingual is also said of a text, dictionary, or conversation written
or conducted in only one language, and of an entity in or at which a single
language is either used or officially recognised (in particular when being compared
with bilingual or multilingual entities or in the presence of individuals speaking
different languages). Note that monoglottism can only refer to not having the
ability to speak several languages. A recent Canadian study has shown that
Monoglots are at a disadvantage with the onset of senility compared to bilingual
people.
Difference between Monologue and Soliloquy:
Monologue means a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a
conversation, while soliloquy means the act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when
by oneself or regardless of any hearers.
In a soliloquy, the speaker isn't addressing anyone. A monologue may be addressed
to other characters or the audience.
A soliloquy is a character making a speech, usually when alone. To get it off his
chest, and of course so the audience know what he's thinking. Most famously,
Shakespeare's plays are full of them, as characters lament their fates and plot their
revenge. It's a speech out loud to oneself.
Soliloquys ARE diegetic. That means the character can hear himself speak. You're
not hearing their thoughts, the character is really talking. In Romeo and Juliet,
Juliet gives a soliloquy that's overheard. She still intended it as a soliloquy, it's
addressed to herself, that's the point. Soliloquys are usually given when the
character is alone, but it's not necessary, a character can give a soliloquy in front of
other people, who would be able to hear him. They'd probably think he was a little
wierd though, depending on the kind of characters they are.
A monologue is just a character talking at length. Either giving a speech, or just
boring people. Sometimes used as a criticism when a character's speech goes on
too long and the audience, or critic, is bored. A monologue can also be heard by
the characters. It can be aimed at any amount of characters who are there to hear it,
one man or a crowded hall.
The difference is who it's aimed at. A soliloquy is a self-aimed monologue.
There's also an "aside", where a character tells what he's thinking, or how he feels,
to the audience. Asides are not heard by the characters of the play, only the
audience hear them. For their duration, the character acknowledges the audience,
then forgets them, when back in the world of the play. Though it is the character
who speaks, not the actor. It's "crossing the fourth wall", so has to be used
skilfully. Iago in Othello makes a lot of asides. They are partly diegetic, only Iago
and the audience hears them.
For sound, even though you didn't ask, diegetic sound is sound the characters hear,
ie a bird singing, or if someone in the play or movie turns on a radio. Extra-
diegetic sound refers to sound the characters can't hear, eg the theme music of the
film, or someone coughing in the audience. The actor can of course hear it, his
character can't. Or in Star Wars, none of the characters can hear John Williams's
excellent musical score. But they can hear the music of the Cantina band, Figrin
D'an and the Modal Nodes. The band is "real" to the characters, but the orchestral
score only exists in "our" world, the real world.
The difference between things the characters are aware of, and things that only the
audience see or hear, or know, is an important concept in drama. Crops up a lot.
Finally, as Ankur Bannerjee points out, people give monologues in real life. Either
as a speech, an argument, or just someone who likes to talk too much! It would be
very strange if someone gave a soliloquy in real life! Especially if you saw them!