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Write a brief summary of what has happened so far in Part I of Antigone. Make sure to discuss:-Protagonist and Antagonist-Major Conflicts
Today’s Learning GoalToday’s Learning Goal
I will be able to generate examples for topic I will be able to generate examples for topic related vocabulary related vocabulary byby completing a vocabulary completing a vocabulary chart.chart.
Notes: Greek Tragedy
• Greek Tragedies are serious dramas that share the following characteristics:– Based on myths that were familiar to ancient Greek
audiences– Tell of a change of fortune from good to bad– Protagonist (male/female) is usually of noble birth– Protagonist usually has a tragic flaw– Audience is brought to an understanding that the
protagonist’s downfall results from their actions– Doom usually brought about by fate
Notes: Theme in Greek Tragedy
• The central message is often a warning against excess, pride, or passion
• Demonstrate the limitations of humanity
• Remind audiences that life involves choices and having to live with the resulting consequences of our choices
Notes: Tragic Flaw• Tragic Flaw:Tragic Flaw: a character trait that causes tragic characters to make fatal
errors in judgment. – contributes to the character’s downfall– the flaw is often a traditionally admirable quality carried to excess– examples:
• pride (hubris)• arrogance• lust for power• lack of insight• Ambition• Passion
• Tragic realization:Tragic realization: tragic character usually perceives how he/she has contributed to his own destruction when it’s too late
• Tragic literature leaves the audience and the tragic hero or protagonist with greater insight and understanding of life, although he/she never gets to use this wisdom
Examples of Tragic FlawExamples of Tragic Flaw
FILMFILM• The Dark Knight
• Titanic
LITERATURELITERATURE• Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Batman and Harvey Dent
played by Christian Bale
Tragic flaw: His undying duty to Gotham
played by Aaron Eckhart
Tragic flaw: Radical sense of morality and fairness
Jack in “Titanic”
• Tragic Flaw: Pursues things outside his means, takes risks and sacrifices for those aspirations.
Harry Potter and Voldemort
• Tragic Flaw: Self-sacrificing to the point of refusing help that could bring about salvation.
• Tragic Flaw: Pride, Fear of mortality, and cannot understand love.
Romeo and Juliette
• Tragic Flaw: Overly loyal and passionate, especially when it comes to Romeo.
• Tragic Flaw: Too spontaneous and rash, acts without thinking things through. (Marries Juliette in a day, kills Tybalt, kills himself over Juliette)
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