Tragic Hero:Tragic Hero: “Tragic hero is a man of noble “Tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding qualities and man with outstanding qualities and greatness about him. His destruction is for greatness about him. His destruction is for a greater cause or purpose.”a greater cause or purpose.”

Essentials Features of a tragic Essentials Features of a tragic Character:Character:GoodnessGoodnessAppropriatenessAppropriatenessClose to life or realClose to life or realconsistentconsistent

Factors leading a character to Factors leading a character to its ‘Tragic End’its ‘Tragic End’

1- Noble birth1- Noble birth 2- Hamartia;2- Hamartia; the tragic flaw, error in judgement.the tragic flaw, error in judgement.

3- Peripety3- Peripety reversal of fortunereversal of fortune

4- Self-awareness 4- Self-awareness self-acknowledge due to his actionsself-acknowledge due to his actions

A Doll’s HouseA Doll’s HouseFeminism or RealismFeminism or Realism

Ibsen:Ibsen:

“ “ I am not a member of the Women’s I am not a member of the Women’s rights League…. I am not even quite rights League…. I am not even quite sure what this women’s rights sure what this women’s rights movement is. To me it has seemed a movement is. To me it has seemed a problem of humanity in general.”problem of humanity in general.”

ThoughtThought

The thought of the personage is The thought of the personage is shown in everything to be effected shown in everything to be effected by their speech, in every effort to by their speech, in every effort to approve or disapprove, arouse approve or disapprove, arouse emotions or to maximize or minimize emotions or to maximize or minimize things.things.

In the 1In the 1stst act of the play act of the play

Child like personality.Child like personality. Loyal pet (oh! pooh).Loyal pet (oh! pooh). ““free: to be free, absolutely free. To free: to be free, absolutely free. To

spend time playing with children. To spend time playing with children. To have a clean beautiful house, the have a clean beautiful house, the way Torvald likes it.way Torvald likes it.

In the 2In the 2ndnd act act

Seems more desperate.Seems more desperate. Thinks individually.Thinks individually. Erases the image of a silly girlErases the image of a silly girl ““Oh, if it is a wife who has any head Oh, if it is a wife who has any head

for business…..has the wit to be little for business…..has the wit to be little bit clever.”bit clever.”

““I have something to be proud of…I have something to be proud of…something glorious is going to something glorious is going to happen.2happen.2

In the 3In the 3rdrd act act

Gains sense or reality.Gains sense or reality. Independent.Independent. Enlightened.Enlightened. Real protagonist.Real protagonist.