PPT-Aristotle, On Tragic Character

AP English IV1301 Review text in the Bedford 15061508 Properties of Character The characters should be goodthey will reveal their morals in speech and action It is possible to portray goodness in . Aristotle and Our Contemporaries. Introduction. Concern for character has flourished in the West since the time of Plato, whose early dialogues explored such virtues as courage and piety. Two Moral Questions . AP English . IV. Review text in the Bedford, 1506-1508. What is tragedy? . A literary tragedy presents courageous individuals who confront powerful forces within or outside themselves with a dignity that reveals the breadth and depth of the human spirit in the face of failure, defeat, and even death (. Aristotle’s . Poetics :. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E). Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and educator. He had many students who would follow his philosophy and openly debate and discuss his teachings. . Tragedy and . Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare: The man. 1563-1616. Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Wrote 37 plays, about 154 sonnets, and started as an actor. Main actor and principal playwright was Lord Chamberlain’s Men theater company. & 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:. The Mind of the School. From The Nichomachean Ethics . “It is no easy task to be good…. any one can get angry- that is easy- or give or spend money; but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way..is not easy”. 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. (. 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.. AP English IV/1301. Review text in the Bedford, 1506-1508. Properties of Character. The characters should be good—they will reveal their morals in speech and action. It is possible to portray . goodness in . 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 . 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 . 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.. Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE). Greek philosopher born in Macedonia. Son of Nicomachus, physician to the king. Entered Plato’s Academy at age 18. c. 342 BCE began tutor to Alexander the Great. Founded the Lyceum.