PPT-Elements of a Shakespearean Tragic Hero

The hero is a person of high rank The hero is an extraordinary and admirable man The hero has a basic character flaw tragic flaw which leads to his downfall usually death Hubris excessive pride that results in the heros downfall . 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. . Character: The Tragic Hero. Three Types of Heroes. Epic Hero. Tragic Hero. Epic Hero. Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence.. Tragic Hero. Epic Hero. Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence.. or “Humpty Dumpty” Revisited. Adapted from Sharon . Thomason. Classical Definition. The hero must be of a high stature, for example, a member of royalty … someone in a lofty position.. The hero must have a TRAGIC FLAW, such as HUBRIS (too much pride), too much ambition, too stubborn, too greedy, etc.. & The Tragic Hero. What’s an Archetype?. Carl Jung – (1875 – 1961) psychologist . Developed concepts of introvert/extrovert and collective unconscious. Archetype – Universal patterns of thought, action, narrative that transcend culture, history, etc.. 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:. M A ENGLISH. ST MARY’S COLLEGE, MANARCAUD. DEFINITION OF TRAGEDY. . A Tragedy, according to Aristotle is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of a certain magnitude in a language embellished with a certain kind of artistic ornaments with several being separated at the end of each part of the play which is in the form of action not of narrative, involving incidents arousing pity and fear where with to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions.. Please copy into the Class Notes section of your notebook. Vocabulary needed to understand a . Tragic Hero. …. Catharsis . – Greek, meaning to purify, purge, or clean. Audience feels a combination of pity and fear as they watch the hero’s terrible fate unfold.. 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 (hamartia), . producing suffering and insight on the part of the protagonist and . “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. “. 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. Tragedy. A drama that always ends in a catastrophe, most often death, for the main character (and often several other important characters).. There are no happy endings in tragedies.. The main character is known as the . arouses . pity and fear in the audience so that we may be purged of unsettling . emotions…. This emotional release can be pleasurable and exhilarating, not depressing. This emotional release is known as . Amjed L. Jabbar. Ph.D. English Literature. Google Classroom (Renaissance Drama). Class Code (. 52zj6rj. ). William Shakespeare. 1564 - 1616. "He was not of an age, but for all time". 1. son of a tradesman..