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1 What is a Tragic Hero?: Harvey Dent As you look through the presentation, write down the traits of a tragic hero. Then, watch the video clip on each slide, and explain why Harvey Dent (from Batman) fits the description of a tragic hero. 1. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. _________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ – Harvey Dent: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Name at least 3 more tragic heroes from books, movies, TV or real life: ______________________________________________

2 Truly Tragic? RomeoJuliet 1. Noble status Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 2. Good person who the audience likes. Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 3. Tragic Flaw Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 4. Responsible for his/her downfall Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 5. Reversal of fortunes Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 6. Punishment exceeds crime Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? 7. Downfall restores peace to society Yes or No Why? Yes or No Why? Before doing any research, record your initial thoughts as to whether or not Romeo and Juliet are tragic heroes. If the character possesses the trait, circle yes, if not, circle no, and then justify your choice.

3 ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ________________________ _________________________ ROMEOJULIET TRAGIC HERO NOT A TRAGIC HERO Using your Romeo and Juliet text, find passages that support that each character either is or is not a tragic hero. Record the act, scene and line along with your quote. Three thought provoking questions I could ask during the discussion tomorrow are…. 1. _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Providing Proof

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