Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
September 12, 2019
Tragic Heroes/Figures
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
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aristotle
“Tragedy, then, is an imitation of
an action that is serious,
complete, and of a certain
magnitude... in the form of
action, not of narrative; with
incidents arousing pity and fear,
wherewith to accomplish its
katharsis of such emotions. . . ."
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
September 12, 2019
Plot First; Character Second
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"The Arrangement of the Incidents"
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Cause and Effect Structure
Inciting
Incident
Characters' motivations and action linked
to cause and effect
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
September 12, 2019
Tragic Hero
Should begin as renowned and prosperous
hamartia
1) Flaw or error of judgment (hamartia)
2) A reversal of fortune (peripeteia) brought about
because of the hero's error in judgment.
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3) The discovery or recognition that the reversal was
brought about by the hero's own actions (anagnorisis)
4) Excessive Pride (hubris)
5) The character's fate must be greater than deserved.
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
September 12, 2019
A tragic hero should have the following qualities:
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"good or fine"
"fitness of character"
"true to life"
"consistancy"
"necessary or probable"
"true to life and yet more beautiful"
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Aristotle's Tragic Hero.notebook
September 12, 2019
Assingnment:
Choose a tragic hero from the
list we compiled in class, and
explain how they do/do not fit
Aristotle's vision of a tragic hero.
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