PPT-The Tragic Hero --

The Tragic Process The Tragic Hero In Shakespeares 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 . 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 . 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.. 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:. Shakespeare!. In Shakespeare's time, most plays were performed . in outdoor . public theatres.. These theatres were basically a giant courtyard surrounding a raised stage.. The most famous theatre was/is the Globe, which could hold over 3,000 people.. 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. (. Tragedy. Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune. Definition:. "Tragedy, then, is a process of imitating an action which has serious implications, is complete, and possesses magnitude; by means of language which has been made sensuously attractive, with each of its varieties found separately in the parts; enacted by the persons themselves and not presented through narrative; through a course of pity and fear completing the purification . 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. . 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.. 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 . Learning Targets. :. Students will be able to list common . Tragic Flaws. of a . tragic hero. .. Students will be able to identify what makes a character the . tragic hero. . Students . will . be aware of . 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 hero’s downfall. . The Modern hero Moving beyond the tragic hero https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNOdFJAG3pE Good or bad, who are th e role models of your peers? Why do you think they are the role models? 1 https://