Literary Studies II Narrative texts: tell a story‚ succession of events in a certain time sequence (distinguishes narrative from lyrical text Text types: classified through • Narrativity (narrative/non narrative) • Medium (oral (radio news brodcast/written) • Form (prose/ verse (epic)) • Factivity (factual/ fictional) Narrative text types: novel‚ epic‚ short story‚ tales‚ songs... Non narrative text types: argumentative essay‚ scientific paper... Discourse types:
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Aristotle the Greek philosopher‚ believed that a tragic hero had four characteristics. His first belief of a tragic hero is nobility or wisdom by birth. The second is hamartia also known as a flaw or mistake flaw of character. His third belief is‚ a reversal of fortune peripetia brought because of the hero’s hamartia. A tragic hero’s final characteristic is anagnorsis the discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought by the hero’s own actions‚ and the flaw is recognized to late to
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action of the play. 3. Hamartia (errors of judgement): The tragic figure suffers from a tragic flaw in character. As a result of this flaw s/he makes errors of judgement that are later directly responsible for the hero/ine’s tragic downfall‚ leading to the catastrophe of the play. At this point the protagonist still seems in control of his/her fate. 4. Crisis: This is the turning point in the fortunes of the tragic protagonist‚ the consequence(s) of “hamartia” serving to compound the tragic
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undeniable fate that results in a sorrowful ending. Although the tragic hero may display characteristics such as integrity‚ superiority‚ and a host of other noble qualities‚ this character seems destined for failure due to a mistake or error known as hamartia (Merriam). In Henrick Ibsen’s play‚ Hedda Gabler‚ the main character Hedda exemplifies the characteristics needed to be considered a tragic hero. In order to gain a better and more detailed understand of the qualities required for a tragic work
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evil character‚ Macbeth is in fact a tragic hero‚ doomed by fate from the start to descend into the madness which he did. Had it not been for his hamartia and his interaction with the witches and his wife then the play would have had a very different ending. Like every tragic hero in literature‚ Macbeth suffered from a tragic flaw‚ or a hamartia. In his case‚ his flaw was his ambition‚ combined with a want for power. Macbeth himself recognises this ambition in act I‚ scene 7 where he states"I
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This statement gives the gist of Aristotle’s concept of a tragic hero. A hero must fall from grace and must be able to clearly comprehend the cause of his fall. The “fall” must take place due to an error in judgement that arises out of some flaw (hamartia) in the character of the hero. “According to Aristotle a tragic hero is a person of exalted position who on account of some error or flaw suffers total reversal of fortune arousing feeling of pity and fear. The calamities befalling him are exceptional
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Oedipus the King takes place in the Ancient Greece city of Thebes. Oedipus is the protagonist. It is made clear at the beginning of the play that Oedipus is a man of high stature that is able to grab the audience’s attention. Oedipus proclaims‚ “I Oedipus whom all men call the Great.” (Sophocles 8) Oedipus is shown to be a man of great reputation‚ capable of solving many problems. When a plague strikes the city the king takes it upon himself to get rid of the outbreak. He is merely looking out for
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Oedipus are both Tragic Heroes but in different ways. Hamartia is a tragic flaw‚ which leads to a reversal of good fortune. An analysis of the two characters’ hamartia‚ the sympathy they gain from the audience‚ the characters’ roles in their inevitable downfall‚ and the role of the supernatural will emphasize why Macbeth and Oedipus are both Tragic Heroes in different ways. Macbeth and Oedipus both had a hamartia. On the one hand‚ Macbeth’s hamartia was his ambition for power and gullibility in trusting
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the tragedy. In “Antigone”‚ Creon best represents the true tragic hero based on Aristotle’s Theory of Tragedy. His contributions to the events of tragedy are shown through the sequential structures of inciting incident- beginning of the problem‚ Hamartia- the tragic flaw or mistake‚ and Anagnorisis- the realization of wrongdoings. Brutus‚ from The Tragedy of Juliet Caesar coincides with the tragedy through his absent mindedness on being convinced to kill Caesar‚ his mistake of murdering Caesar‚
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Prompt: In a well-developed essay‚ consider whether hubris‚ fate or both are the use of Oedipus’ downfall. Use evidence from the text to support your support. Hubris is defined as excessive pride or self-confidence‚ while fate is defined as the supposed force‚ principle‚ or power that predetermines events. Ancient Greeks believed in Hubris‚ or pride. Pride may have been seen as good or bad. Many people that exhibit pride may come off as being proud of their achievements or lives; however‚ pride
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