1. The making of a tragic hero!

2. Tragedy  A serious play in which the chief character, by some peculiarity of psychology, passes through a series of misfortunes leading to a final, devastating catastrophe. According to Aristotle, catharsis is the marking feature and ultimate end of any tragedy.catastrophecatharsis

3. Tragic Flaw- Hamartia  A term from Greek tragedy that literally means "missing the mark." Originally applied to an archer who misses the target, a hamartia came to signify a tragic flaw, especially a misperception, a lack of some important insight, or some blindness that ironically results from one's own strengths and abilities. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist frequently possesses some sort of hamartia that causes catastrophic results after he fails to recognize some fact or truth that could have saved him if he recognized it earlier. protagonist

4. Huh?  According to Aristotle: “the intermediate kind of personage, a man not pre- eminently virtuous and just whose misfortune is brought upon him not by vice and depravity but by some error in judgment, of the number of those in the enjoyment of great prosperity” Must experience a “change in fortune … not from misery to happiness, but on the contrary from happiness to misery”

5.  According to Bradley: Tragic Hero does not have to be good but rather, possess much greatness

6. Questions to ask ourselves…  What are the key definitions of tragic hero and tragic flaw? Identify each character’s tragic flaw. Use evidence to support your thoughts. How is each character’s tragic flaw both a flaw and a virtue? Support your claims with any evidence from the play. Do any of the characters in the play fit Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero? How? Which character is most likely to be selected as the tragic hero? Why? Do any other characters fit the definitions better?

7. Thinking about Okonkwo Does Okonkwo fit this image of a tragic hero? - Strong Answer Format it for me!

8. Famous Folks...  Lindsay Lohan  Michael Jackson  Mel Gibson  You decide!

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