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Qualities of a Greek Tragic Hero

Qualities of a Greek Tragic Hero. Frayer: Tragic Hero. Characteristics of a tragic hero: Major Four Position: ( notes) Tragic Flaw: (notes) Reversal: (notes) Recognition: (notes). Vocabulary: Peripetea: Hamartia: Catastrophe: Catharsis:. Tragic Hero.

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Qualities of a Greek Tragic Hero

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  1. Qualities of a Greek Tragic Hero

  2. Frayer: Tragic Hero Characteristics of a tragic hero: Major Four Position: ( notes) Tragic Flaw: (notes) Reversal: (notes) Recognition: (notes) Vocabulary: Peripetea: Hamartia: Catastrophe: Catharsis: Tragic Hero Three Great Greek Tragedians: Other Characteristics

  3. Tragic Hero • He discovers his fate or outcome has been brought about his own actions. • His story should arouse fear and pity from the audience. • Ideally, he is a leader of men • He suffers more than what we think he might deserve. • The character is normally good and nearly perfect except for the tragic flaw. • Both internal & external forces can lead to downfall • May involve Hubris • Error, mistake, or moral defect “ Wrong Act” * Circumstances outside of personality and beyond one’s control “ Misunderstood Acts” * Acts that overtake & thwart the hero’s intentions * Thus, virtue can lead to destruction

  4. Tragic Hero • Recognizes who/what he is at the end • Recognizes what is happening • Moment change occurs ( peripeteia ) leads to recognition • Peripeteia: Sudden Change of fortune • Three Great Greek Tragedians: --Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) --Sophocles (496-406 B.C.) --Euripides (480-406 B.C.) • Ideas of tragedy comes from Aristotle; he recorded his theories in his book Poetics

  5. Four Characteristics of a Tragic Hero • POSITION: The hero is royal or noble with great power, usually a king. He is a good, respected man who acts out of good intentions. He has much to lose. • TRAGIC FLAW (Hamartia). In spite of his good intentions, the hero makes a tragic error which causes his reversal. The error usually stems from a character flaw, usually pride. • Hamartia: Tragic Flaw • REVERSAL (Catastrophe). Because of his tragic error, the hero suffers a downfall from his happy, envied position to suffering and misery. • Catastrophe: a sudden and widespread disaster , any misfortune, mishap, or failure • RECOGNITION (Catharsis). The hero realizes that his own flaw or error has caused his reversal. This recognition always occurs too late for the hero to prevent or escape his reversal. • Catharsis: An emotional release

  6. Work Citied • "Aeschylus." Aeschylus. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://www.slideshare.net/sstuckey/aeschylus>. • "Greek Tragedy." Http://faculty.musowls.org/Sheltont/Literature/HO(TragicHero).htm. Web. 8 Feb. 2010. <http://faculty.musowls.org/Sheltont/Literature/HO(TragicHero).htm>.

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