PPT-Qualities of a Greek Tragic Hero

Frayer Tragic Hero Tragic Hero Characteristics of a tragic hero Major Four Position notes Tragic Flaw notes Reversal notes Recognition notes Vocabulary Peripetea Hamartia Catastrophe. H. ero? . A character who . makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction.. Characteristics of a Tragic Hero. #1 Noble Background. Since tragedy involves the “fall” of the hero, he or she must have a high position to fall from, or else there is no tragedy. People who fall from a high position in society, such as king, affect the lives of others as well. . Act Four/Five Analysis. Predictions (Quote the 2nd set of predictions for Macbeth; explain how they come to fruition).  . BEWARE MACDUFF . -. Macduff. kills him in the end. NEVER VANQUISHED TIL BIRNAM WOOD COMES TO DUNSINANE HILL . Tragic Hero?. Murderer?. Madman?. Victim?. Macbeth – . the tragic Hero. What is a “tragic hero”?. A character who . makes . an error of . judgment . or . has a . fatal flaw.. The. . error of judgment (believing in lies or gossip or threats) . The Tragic Process. The Tragic Hero. In Shakespeare’s era, a tragedy always focused on the tragic protagonist:. A person of high stature whose personal flaw causes him to choose wrongly.. Progression of the Tragic Process . Part One. The Tragic Hero. What is a . Tragic Hero. They usually face a serious decision.. They might not deserve to have the downfall but they are punished anyway.. They discover that their downfall is caused by his own actions and not what happens to him.. a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Thespis: ? Given credit for being the first to put an individual actor on the stage., separate from the chorus.. Aeschylus (525B.C.-456 B.C.): Put two actors on the stage together, separate from the chorus, in order to create conflict.. Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. Definition:. A drama in which a character (usually a good and noble person of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force (fortune, the gods, social forces, universal values), but also comes to understand the meaning of his or her deeds and to accept an appropriate punishment. (. “All men by nature desire knowledge.”- Aristotle. Tragedy. Tragedy - . Tragedy dealt with the big themes of love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods. Typically the main protagonist of a tragedy commits some terrible crime without realizing how foolish and arrogant he has been. Then, as he slowly realizes his error, the world crumbles around him. The three great playwrights of tragedy were Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. . What is a tragedy?. A tragedy is a drama which, according to Aristotle, depicts . the downfall of . a. . basically good person through . some fatal error or misjudgment, producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and arousing pity and fear on the part of the audience. Antigone. A Look at Ancient Greek Tragedy. Day 1. Syntax: Run-ons . & comma Splices. A comma splice is two sentences joined together with only a comma; a run-on is two sentences joined together without any punctuation. . “. A man doesn’t become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” – . Aristotle. Remember this…. Tragic hero = protagonist who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her downfall. Tragic Hero. anyway?. Tragic Hero Background. “A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.”. -Aristotle. The tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle.. a literary art form.. The Greek Theater. Thespis: ? Given credit for being the first to put an individual actor on the stage., separate from the chorus.. Aeschylus (525B.C.-456 B.C.): Put two actors on the stage together, separate from the chorus, in order to create conflict.. Aristotle and the origin of tragedy. Aristotle created a definition of tragedy, and what we need to consider, is a) if Macbeth fits that definition and b) if not, can we still define Macbeth as a tragic hero..