Title: Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
Headings: The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
The Anatomy of a Shakespeare Play
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Content: Conflict: A  struggle, battle, or clash. A conflict may develop  between one character and another character, between  groups of characters, and between characters and their  environments. A conflict may also develop within a  character. For example, in Henry IV ( I and II) the title character  struggles with a guilty conscience. A play may have  several conflicts. Complication: A  situation that intensifies the conflict. In Romeo and Juliet, for example,  the conflict between the feuding Montague and Capulet  families intensifies when Romeo kills a Capulet  relative in a sword fight. A play may have several  complications.