1. Tragic Hero/Modern Day Tragic Hero Assignment

2. Characteristics of a tragic hero:
is born of noble birth
is responsible for own fate
incorporates many admirable “heroic” qualities
has a tragic flaw
is doomed to make a serious error in judgment (“hamartia”)
falls from great heights or from high esteem
realizes he/she has made an irreversible mistake
faces and accepts responsibility for own fate
faces and accepts death with honor

3. Tragic Heroes:
Choose who you believe is the tragic hero from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (ex. Brutus, Cassius, Antony, Octavius, Caesar)-- - whoever you decide to choose, be sure you can find evidence to support that they are indeed a tragic hero.
Then, choose someone who you believe is a modern day tragic hero--- this can be a celebrity, athlete, literary character (character from a story/book), character from a television show, etc. These are just some idea---- you can choose whoever you want to.
Political Figures Celebrities Athletes Fictional Characters
Richard Nixon Britney Spears Pete Rose Hamlet
Bill Clinton Martha Stewart Jason Giambi Macbeth
Elliot Spitzer Marilyn Monroe Michael Vick King Lear
Marie Antoinette Paris Hilton Mike Tyson Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader)
Anne Boleyn Amy Winehouse Barry Bonds Harry from Spiderman
Julius Caesar Jimi Hendrix Beowolf
Jim Morrison
King Arthur

4. Options:
Choose 5 characteristics of a tragic hero in order to explain how your tragic hero from Julius Caesar and your modern day tragic hero fulfill these characteristics.
You are to complete one of the following for this assignment:
4 paragraph essay (for this option, you are only choosing 3 characteristics)
This is not an option for honors classes.
Poster (Must print out a “Word Cited Page” and present in class!!!)
PowerPoint (Must print out your slides and present the PowerPoint in class!!!)
Prezi ((Must print out your slides and present the Prezi in class!!!)
********NO MATTER WHICH ONE YOU CHOOSE, YOU ARE RESPONISBLE FOR PUTTING IN-TEXT CITATIONS INTO YOUR ASSINGMENT--- FAILURE TO PUT IN-TEXT CITATIONS WILL RESULT IN A 0/F FOR THE ASSIGNMENT!!!!!!!

5. If you choose to do an essay:
3rd
-introduce your modern day tragic hero
-characteristic of tragic hero- explain example from play
-wrap up
4th
-Wrap things up
-Restate thesis in a different way from 1st paragraph
-How are your two characters different?
-Closing statement
1st paragraph:
Attention grabber/introduce what a tragic hero is
Introduction to text/introduce who the tragic hero is in the text
Connect tragic hero in play to a modern-day hero
thesis
2nd paragraph:
Introduce tragic hero of story
characteristic of tragic hero- explain example from play
wrap up

6. If you choose to do a poster:
You need to choose 5 characterizes of a tragic hero
Have a picture/pictures of both your tragic hero from Julius Caesar as well as a picture of your modern day tragic hero.
You need to show how each person fulfills these 5 characteristics of a tragic hero.
Needs to be organized, easy to read, and creative.

7. Feel free to print out the information for the poster.
If you need to continue onto the back of the poster, you may!

8. If you choose to do a PowerPoint/ Prezi
Eight slides total:
Slide 1- Title slide
Slide 2- Picture of your tragic hero from Julius Caesar and a picture of your modern tragic hero.
Slide 3- Element of a tragic hero #1 with examples from Julius Caesar and modern tragic hero.
Slide 4- Element of a tragic hero #2 with examples from Julius Caesar and modern tragic hero.
Slide 5- Element of a tragic hero #3 with examples from Julius Caesar and modern tragic hero.
Slide 6- Element of a tragic hero #4 with examples from Julius Caesar and modern tragic hero.
Slide 7- Element of a tragic hero #5 with examples from Julius Caesar and modern tragic hero.
Slide 8- Word Cited

9. If you choose a PowerPoint/Prezi, it should look like the following 8 slides:

10. Modern Day tragic hero vs. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

11. Julius Caesar
Amy Winehouse

12. 1. Born of noble birth Julius Caesar Amy
Allegedly, a descendent of Trojan prince Aeneas (biography.com)
Caesar fought in many wars and became involved in the politics/ government in Rome (887).
After fighting in many wars, Caesar decided that he should become the dictator of Rome after he defeated Pompey (887).
Her father, Mitchel Winehouse, was a cab driver. Her mother, Janis Winehouse was a pharmacist. But her grandmother, Cynthia, was a singer.
At the age of 16, she signed her first record deal as a jazz vocalist.

13. 2. Responsible for own fate
Julius Caesar
Amy

14. 3. Incorporates many admirable “heroic” qualities
Julius Caesar
Amy

15. 4. is doomed to make a serious error in judgment (“hamartia”)
Julius Caesar
Amy

16. 5. Falls from great heights or from high esteem
Julius Caesar
Amy

17. Work Cited (needs to be in alphabetical order!!!)
Biography.com Editors. "Amy Winehouse." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 02 Mar Web. 15 Feb
Biography.com Editors. "Julius Caesar." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 14 Nov Web. 15 Feb