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Aristotle’s Tragic Hero

Aristotle’s Tragic Hero . Brief Background on Aristotle. 384 BC-332 BC Greek Philosopher Wrote Poetics Analyzed Greek Tragedies Came up with the classification of the “Tragic Hero”. Tragic Hero Element #1. Bruce Wayne of Wayne Enterprises . Must be of noble birth.

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Aristotle’s Tragic Hero

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  1. Aristotle’s Tragic Hero

  2. Brief Background on Aristotle • 384 BC-332 BC • Greek Philosopher • Wrote Poetics • Analyzed Greek Tragedies • Came up with the classification of the “Tragic Hero”

  3. Tragic Hero Element #1 Bruce Wayne of Wayne Enterprises Must be of noble birth

  4. “With great power there must also come…great responsibility!” -Stan Lee

  5. Tragic Hero Element #2 Iron Man Hubris Captain America Hamaritia • Not perfect! • Must have a tragic flaw • Hubris too much pride or arrogance • Hamartia too much of a “defect” that can lead to a downfall.

  6. Consider: What is Romeo’s Kyptonite? “If you’re writing about a character, if he’s a powerful character, unless you give him vulnerability I don’t think he’ll be interesting to the reader.” -Stan Lee

  7. Tragic Hero Element #3 • Peripeteria- A reversal of fortune brought about by the hero’s tragic flaw. • Downfall is his/her own fault • Usually triggered by some error of judgment

  8. Tragic Hero Element #4 Actions result in an increase of self-awareness and self-knowledge. Or discovery must happen for someone else because of the tragic hero’s fall.

  9. Tragic Hero Element #5 The audience must feel pity and/or fear for this character.

  10. Works Cited "Aristotle (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 June 2012. <http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle/>. Bruce Wayne. N.d. Holy Comic Trilogy, Batman!, n.p. Celebstalk. Web. 23 June 2012. Grantiz, Steve. Stan Lee. N.d. Hulk Movie Release , New York. Internet Movie Database . Web. 23 June 2012. Hulk. 2008. Universal Studios , n.d. Internet Movie Database. Web. 23 June 2012. Iron Man. N.d. Iron Man, California . Internet Movie Database . Web. 23 June 2012. KipMcGrath. Romeo and Juliet. N.d. Educational Blogsite, Scotland . KipMcGrath Educational Center. Web. 23 June 2012. Kryptonite and Superman. N.d. Studiopress, n.d. Freal. Web. 23 June 2012. Maidment, Jay. Captain America. N.d. Still of Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger, California . Internet Movie Database. Web. 23 June 2012. Movie Audience . N.d. Digital 3-D , Hollywood. Hollywood Today. Web. 23 June 2012. "Shakespeare - Humanities & Social Sciences." Shakespeare - Humanities & Social Sciences. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 June 2012. <http://shakespeare.nuvvo.com>. Thor. N.d. Avengers , n.d. Internet Movie Database. Web. 23 June 2012.

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