Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Tragic Hero What is a tragic hero?. Characteristics – Part 1 Main character in a tragedy Makes an error in his or her actions that leads to downfall –

Published byRuby Henry Modified over 9 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Tragic Hero What is a tragic hero?. Characteristics – Part 1 Main character in a tragedy Makes an error in his or her actions that leads to downfall –"— Presentation transcript:

1 Tragic Hero What is a tragic hero?

2 Characteristics – Part 1 Main character in a tragedy Makes an error in his or her actions that leads to downfall – TRAGIC FLAW Hero discovers his fate by his own actions.

3 Characteristics – Part 2 Sees and understands his doom Downfall causes pity & fear Noble birth or noble status

4 Characteristics – Part 3 Learns from mistakes Faced with serious decisions Sometimes supernatural involvement

5 Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroes Neither fully good nor fully evil Almost always male

6 Examples of Tragic Heroes Macbeth Oedipus Brutus King Arthur

7 Modern Tragic Heroes Tony Soprano House Dexter –Read the article on Jack Bauer. Highlight examples and references to tragic heroes. Be ready to share!

8 Brutus as Tragic Hero Why is Brutus considered a tragic hero? What is(are) his tragic flaw(s)? Good traits: doesn’t agree with bribes, love for Rome and the people Bad traits: gullible, stubborn, murderer Tragic flaw = unwavering love of Rome Realizes the errors in his ways…surrounded by Octavius’ and Antony’s troops, desperation End? Brutus runs into his sword and dies, as a noble Roman. Look at the margin notes on tragic hero in Act IV of your textbook.

Download ppt "Tragic Hero What is a tragic hero?. Characteristics – Part 1 Main character in a tragedy Makes an error in his or her actions that leads to downfall –"

Similar presentations

Tragedy Archetype Anatomy of a hero Tragedy, as Aristotle and Shakespeare envisioned it, traces a hero’s response to life’s problems, even in the face.

Tragedy Archetype Anatomy of a hero Tragedy, as Aristotle and Shakespeare envisioned it, traces a hero’s response to life’s problems, even in the face.
Aristotle’s Traits of a Tragic Hero

Aristotle’s Traits of a Tragic Hero
TRAGEDY & TRAGIC HEROS This presentation was created following the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. Certain materials are included under.

TRAGEDY & TRAGIC HEROS This presentation was created following the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. Certain materials are included under.
Shakespearean Tragedy and the Tragic Hero. Shakespearean tragedy follows a pattern Establishes the hero (sometimes his heroism is thrust upon him) Illustrates.

Shakespearean Tragedy and the Tragic Hero. Shakespearean tragedy follows a pattern Establishes the hero (sometimes his heroism is thrust upon him) Illustrates.
Tragic Hero: A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort.

Tragic Hero: A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort.
(Don’t forget to copy your daily agenda and learning goal) Review: Write a brief summary of what has happened so far in Part I of Antigone. Make sure to.

(Don’t forget to copy your daily agenda and learning goal) Review: Write a brief summary of what has happened so far in Part I of Antigone. Make sure to.
THE TRAGEDY AND THE MOOR Introduction to Shakespeare's Othello.

THE TRAGEDY AND THE MOOR Introduction to Shakespeare's Othello.
Tragedy There's the Shakespeare tradition of resolving a tragedy with the stage covered with dead bodies and a justice of sorts prevails. -Amos Oz.

Tragedy There's the Shakespeare tradition of resolving a tragedy with the stage covered with dead bodies and a justice of sorts prevails. -Amos Oz.
Julius Caesar Background on William Shakespeare Globe Theatre Literary Devices Tragedy Background on Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar Background on William Shakespeare Globe Theatre Literary Devices Tragedy Background on Julius Caesar.
Tragedy and the Tragic Hero

Tragedy and the Tragic Hero
A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall. - Aristotle.

"A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." - Aristotle.
Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, who is the real tragic hero? Julius Caesar? Or Brutus?

Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, who is the real tragic hero? Julius Caesar? Or Brutus?
THE TRAGIC HERO. ARISTOTLE’S IDEA Aristotle wrote about the tragedy in his book Poetics He has six main ideas about tragedy (Look for how these ideas.

THE TRAGIC HERO. ARISTOTLE’S IDEA Aristotle wrote about the tragedy in his book Poetics He has six main ideas about tragedy (Look for how these ideas.
Tragic Notes.

Tragic Notes.
The Crucible American Literature Tragic Figure. Meet Aristotle Greek philosopher Wrote Poetics Influenced Shakespeare and numerous other writers through.

The Crucible American Literature Tragic Figure. Meet Aristotle Greek philosopher Wrote Poetics Influenced Shakespeare and numerous other writers through.
 Dramatic narrative in which serious and important actions turn out disastrously for the protagonist or tragic hero.

 Dramatic narrative in which serious and important actions turn out disastrously for the protagonist or tragic hero.
Aristotelian Tragedy A man of high social standing… Experiences a downfall… Because of a flaw in his otherwise perfect character… Which flaw isn’t revealed.

Aristotelian Tragedy A man of high social standing… Experiences a downfall… Because of a flaw in his otherwise perfect character… Which flaw isn’t revealed.
Julius Caesar Act 5.

Julius Caesar Act 5.
Tragedies. Shakespeare’s plays have been grouped into three categories:  Tragedies  Histories  Comedies.

Tragedies. Shakespeare’s plays have been grouped into three categories:  Tragedies  Histories  Comedies.
Discovering your destiny

Discovering your destiny

Similar presentations

Ads by Google