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Tragic hero Flashcards

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Tragic hero definition

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Noble Macbeth
Flawed by ambition
Fated to doom
Also driven by prophecies
The tragic hero can be either protagonist or villain/ antagonist
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Hamartia

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Flaw or error of judgement

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Peripeteia

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A reversal of fortune brought about because of the hero’s error in judgement

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Anagnorisis

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The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own action

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Hubris

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Excessive pride

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Fate

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The characters fate must be greater than determined

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Hamartia prophecy

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His tragic flaw: pride (hubris) leads to ambition which leads to arrogance because of the prophecies

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