Archetypes and Hero's Journey

Question 1

An idealized model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated

Answer 1

Archetype

Question 2

Self, Shadow, Anima, Animus

Answer 2

Jungian Archetypes

Question 3

Compares myths across time and civilizations to analyze

Answer 3

Comparative

Question 4

Separation, Initiation, Return

Answer 4

Monomyth

Question 5

Mark the transition from childhood to adulthood, a boy becomes a man and is able to go hunt, a girl becomes a woman and is ready for marriage

Answer 5

Ancient Rites of Passage Ceremonies

Question 6

Marks transition from childhood to adulthood. If Hero is an adult, they overcome a flaw, often one that is psychological

Answer 6

The Hero’s Journey

Question 7

Ordinary World, Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the First Threshold, Test, Allies, and Enemies, Approaching the Inmost Cave, Supreme Ordeal, Reward, Road Back, Resurrection, Return with the Elixir

Answer 7

Steps of Hero’s Journey

Question 8

Hero, Herald, Threshold Guardian, Mentor, Trickster, Shapeshifter, Shadow, Sidekicks, Henchmen

Answer 8

Archetypes

Question 9

Quest for the Elixir, Slay the Dragon, Rescue the Maiden

Answer 9

Three Basic Types of Journeys

Question 10

The divine right of kings, Protagonists, noble birth, often a flaw that will be worked out during the story, special ability, from whom something has been taken

Answer 10

Hero

Question 11

Hero receives a call to adventure. Call can be in many forms

Answer 11

Call to adventure

Question 12

Brings the news to the Hero. Character, event, object

Answer 12

Herald

Question 13

Hero refuses to go on an adventure. Internal and External

Answer 13

Refusal of the Call

Question 14

Uncle in Star Wars, fear of water in jaws, guilt over fathers death

Answer 14

Threshold Gaurdians

Question 15

The mentor’s role is to get Hero to accept the call to Adventure. Often teaches the Hero how to survive in Magical World, is often an older man or woman and was a Hero in his/her own story, usually dies or leaves so hero can face Shadow alone

Answer 15

meeting with the Mentor

Question 16

Obi Wan Kenobi, Rafiki,

Answer 16

Mentor

Question 17

The mentor often gives the Hero a __________ or a special knowledge. This weapon is often what allows the hero to complete their quest. Perseus - Athena’s Shield and Herme’s Sword

Answer 17

Special Weapon

Question 18

Hero crosses from ordinary world into Magical World.

Answer 18

Crossing the First Threshold

Question 19

Hero learns about rules in Magical World. hero is reactive. mentor trains hero, hero is tested, Watering Hole - Hero often meets potential allies and henchmen of the Shadow at a bar, restaurant, or similar type scene

Answer 19

Tests, Allies and Enemies

Question 20

provides comic relief, unpredictable crazy, often gets hero into trouble, may be aligned with hero, shadow, or independent

Answer 20

Trickster

Question 21

Difficult to determine the Shapeshifter’s allegiance, their allegiance often changes or appears to change, Adds to dramatic tension. PROTEUS, ZEUS, Femme fatal in love stories

Answer 21

Shapeshifter

Question 22

Shadow often represents what the Hero fears in him/herself. Quality of the shadow is critical to success of the story, Rival in love stories, The shadow character is normally filled with a huge amount of repressed energy and emotion, aspects of the protagonist that have festered lack of expression.

Answer 22

Shadow

Question 23

Hero’s helpers, trusted servant, may have qualities of other Archetypes, Trickster, Shapeshifter

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Sidekicks - Allies

Question 24

The Shadow’s Helpers. May be quite memorable character

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Henchmen

Question 25

Hero becomes PROACTIVE. Hero gets his comrades together. Hero makes plans. Crossing of another threshold to go deeper into Magical World

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Approach to the Inmost Cave

Question 26

Hero appears to die, Hero witnesses death - Often the Mentor dies here, Hero causes death, Hero faces Shadow or Shadow’s top henchmen
Sometimes this is the finale, reward, return with the elixir

Answer 26

Supreme Ordeal

Question 27

Hero gets the Elixir, rescues the maidan, one last respite before finale, If hero loses Supreme Ordeal they escape

Answer 27

Reward

Question 28

Shadow chases hero to get Elixir back, Hero chases Shadow to destroy him/her, If hero loses the Supreme Ordeal, she now rallies the troops and/or prepares to have one last battle with Shadow

Answer 28

Road Back

Question 29

Final showdown between Hero and Shadow, Hero must face Shadow alone, Death and rebirth of Hero - Hero must overcome character flaw in order to defeat the Shadow

Answer 29

Resurrection

Question 30

Hero returns to Ordinary World, rightful king takes place, balance is restored via return of the elixir, monster is slain, princess is returned, Hero may be recognized by villagers, Girl/Boy has become a Woman/man

Answer 30

Return with the Elixir