1. TRAGEDY & TRAGIC HEROS This presentation was created following the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. Certain materials are included under the Fair Use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law. Further use of these materials and this presentation is restricted.

2. OEDIPUS REX O The Short, Short version O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA1_QZx vRyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA1_QZx vRyo

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGEDY 1. courageous individuals (TRAGIC HERO)who - O confront powerful forces within or outside themselves O with dignity O in the face of failure, defeat, and even death. 2. The action of a tragedy is focused on a difficult time in the hero’s life when decisions or actions cause chaos and 3. only through the protagonist’s fall can the world of the tragedy be righted again.

4. TRAGEDY Serious action Sad (tragic) end for the hero/protagonist Tragic Hero Drama but in poetic language (rather than prose (everyday sentence structure))

5. Tragic Hero Who is it?

6. QUICK WRITE O “A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” -Aristotle What does this mean? Do you agree with it?

7. Tragic Hero- definition O A tragic hero is the main character in a tragedy who makes an error in his or her actions that leads to his or her downfall (a catastrophe).character tragedyerror

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO O Great person O Extraordinary-but human (not a superhero) O usually noble birth O Mythic significance O Fate of state relies on his choices O Must fall O Fall is result of a flaw (tragic flaw) or misunderstanding O Encounter with failure allows hero to display greatness O Fall results in reversal of fortune O (rich to poor; admired to shunned, etc.)

9. CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (cont.) O The hero sees and understands his doom, and that his fate was revealed by his own actions O Must have realization –HIS OWN DOING! O The hero's downfall is understood to arouse pity and horror in the reader/audience.

10. CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (cont.) O Hero-physically or spiritually wounded O often (but not always) resulting in his death O Hero-often a king or leader of men, so that his people experience his fall with him. This could also include a leader of a family. O The hero is faced with a serious decision. O Through the development of the plot, a hero's mistakes, rather than his quintessential goodness or evil, lead to his tragic downfall-(can’t be perfect-real human-if can happen to him-can happen to me

11. CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGIC HERO (cont.) O tragic flaw – O often “hubris”- excessive pride-see seven deadly sins next slide

12. TRAGIC FLAWS O 7 Deadly sins- O Pride (hubris) O Envy O Gluttony O Lust O Anger O Sloth O Greed O BRAINSTORM O Specific examples of the 7 deadly sins O Additional examples of “flaws” O Can a Super Hero be a “tragic hero”?

13. Anakin Skywalker from “Star Wars: Clone Wars” O The whole time we're watching Star Wars: Clone Wars, we know that Anakin Skywalker is destined for a horrendous end. “Skywalker” exemplifies the basic definition: the person who has everything, and then loses it all.

15. BRAINSTORM O As many tragic heroes as you can identify O Literature O Movies O TV Shows O Real Life

16. And… O Jeff Brundle in The Fly O Madmax in the film Madmax O Wolverine in X Men O William Wallace in Braveheart