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Archetype

Archetype. Definition. Old imaginative pattern that appears across cultures and is repeated through the ages Can be plots, characters, images, settings. Plots. Death of the hero Boy wins girl Loss of innocence/coming-of-age Rags to riches/ the underdog turned winner The quest

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Archetype

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  1. Archetype

  2. Definition • Old imaginative pattern that appears across cultures and is repeated through the ages • Can be plots, characters, images, settings

  3. Plots • Death of the hero • Boy wins girl • Loss of innocence/coming-of-age • Rags to riches/ the underdog turned winner • The quest • The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings

  4. Characters • Trickster • Simpsons: Bart • Savior • LOTF: Simon • Damsel in distress • Femme fatale • Western hero

  5. More examples of characters • The Chief The Warrior • The Charmer The Lost Soul • The Professor The Best Friend • The Bad Boy Swashbuckler • The Boss The Spunky Kid • The Crusader The Waif • The Librarian The Nurturer • The Seductress The Free Spirit

  6. Western hero • Self-reliant • Solitary • Has a mysterious past • Awkward with women • Punishes evil doers and rescues good • Has integrity and honor

  7. Images • Snake • Hoarded treasures • Life-giving tree • Metamorphosis • Water

  8. Metamorphosis • Transformation from one form to another • From fairy tales and myths • Cinderella • Shrek (Fiona)

  9. Examples from Shakespeare • Hamlet, the self-doubting hero • Falstaff, the bawdy, rotund comic knight • Romeo and Juliet, the ill-fated ("star-crossed") lovers • Richard II, the hero who dies with honor • Prospero, the sage magician as a carefully plotting hero,

  10. Examples

  11. Halo • Spartan 117, hero • Arbiter, the outcast • The Redeemer • The ring • And more?

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