Shakespearean
Tragic Hero
A Presentation about the "interesting", tragic hero
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Definition of the
Tragic HERo
General principle
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The tragic hero...
influences the story of a tragedy so that the play has a dramatic ending.
... is the central character who...
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A TRagic Hero After Aristotle
Development of the idea behind it.
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Actually Aristotle
It has to be a nice/good person who is then pitied when the tragedy comes to a head, but also creates fear of it as even a good person might go through something like this.
Evoke pity and fear
A mix of good and evil
When a person better than the audience lives through such tragedies, the viewer's reaction becomes all the more extreme and longer lasting.
Better than the audience
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Basic Principles
Neither perfect, nor the embodiment of pure evil. Someone the audience can identify with and feel even more sorry for. Someone who can be considered judged too unjustly.
In Shakespeare's version, only the central points of Aristotle are retained, but the tragedy is caused by the hero's heart and mind.
Shakespeare
In Aristotle's version, tragedy is always inflicted on the hero by a supernatural force.
Aristotle
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Their Versions in Comparison
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A Tragic Hero After
Shakespeare
Changes to Aristotle's model
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As the story progresses, the tragic hero keeps making decisions, and at some point he makes the all-important mistake.
The hero suffers from what is happening in his heart and does not escape his consciousness, he persists in his morality.
The heart & the head
He makes his own decisions
General Knowledge
He belongs to the higher section of the society
Of Noble Birth
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As in Aristotle's principle, it is a mixture of both.
Neither Good Nor Bad
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Sooner or later he encounters a moral dilemma which he cannot properly solve.
Moral Dilemma
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Supernatural powers serve only as a dramatic device to show the hero's inner being.
Influence of the Supernatural
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The hero himself is always to blame for his fall.
Tragic Downfall
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Five Features of a Shakespearean tragic hero
Shakespearean
Tragic Hero Examples
Well-known tragic heroes
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Aggressive Desires
Macbeth
1. Macbeth
2. Hamlet
3. Othello
4. King Lear
Wants revenge
Hamlet
Basic Desires
Othello
Fails to judge reality
King Lear
From Macbeth
From Hamlet
From Othello
From King Lear
Popular Tragic Heroes in Shakespearean plays
Is Romeo a Tragic Hero?
The lovers in Romeo & Juliet suffer from things that are not Romeo's fault, he makes no mistake that would make him a tragic hero.
No he is not.
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