The tragic Progress of the Tragic Hero
Name: ________________________________________________
1. The tragic hero is
2. The hero sets out to achieve a
___________________________,
___________________ he has set
of _______________________
for himself, but soon runs into
social status.
challenges: His own
3. All of this opposition gives the hero (and the
audience) the feeling that he is racing against time
to achieve his goal.
The
__________________
_________________________________
______________________________
_______ and opposition from
he is born with ensures that
_________________________
he will meet the
interfere with his progress.
________________ intended for
4.Instead, he progresses further and further
toward the ________________ the gods have planned
for him, all the while ignoring or
misunderstanding important signs that he is headed
in this direction.
him by the gods (or some other
force beyond his control).
9. Still, he makes one last attempt to
5. Along the way, the hero
murders, banishes (sends away),
and cuts ties with not only his
7. In the meantime, the hero’s
restore his _____________________ (his good
enemies prepare to bring him
reputation) and former status in society—but
down.
fails.
enemies but also many of his
___________________________.
10. Before his ______________________, we
8. Finally, the hero
realizes his
(the audience) recognize how great the hero
might have been, even though he has been
_____________________, in
defeated.
a ____________________ of
6. This leads to the hero’s
isolation (separation) from his
friends and family.
recognition.
But by now
it is too late.
11. Another ___________________ (high-status)
character steps in to restore order to society
after the hero’s death.
The tragic Progress of the Tragic Hero
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2.
Name: ________________________________________________
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