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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 #2 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.
Iron Man Hubris Captain America Hamaritia
“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
Consider: What is Romeo’s Kyptonite?
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
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.
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