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According to Aristotle's Poetics, the tragic hero should be a person who is:
According to Aristotle's Poetics, the tragic hero should be a person who is:
- eminently virtuous and involved in misfortune by deliberate vice
- thoroughly evil and involved in misfortune by deliberate vice
- neither eminently virtuous nor involved in misfortune by deliberate vice (correct)
- thoroughly good and involved in misfortune by deliberate vice
Aristotle states that the tragic effect will be stronger if the hero is:
Aristotle states that the tragic effect will be stronger if the hero is:
- similar to ordinary moral worth
- better than ordinary moral worth (correct)
- completely devoid of moral worth
- worse than ordinary moral worth
Aristotle concludes that the change from prosperity to adversity should not happen to a character who is:
Aristotle concludes that the change from prosperity to adversity should not happen to a character who is:
- thoroughly virtuous (correct)
- completely devoid of virtue
- utterly worthless
- involved in misfortune by deliberate vice
According to Aristotle, the tragic action should inspire:
According to Aristotle, the tragic action should inspire:
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According to Aristotle, the tragic hero should be someone of:
According to Aristotle, the tragic hero should be someone of:
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Study Notes
The Tragic Hero
- A person of noble birth or high standing
- Someone with a tragic flaw or hamartia which leads to their downfall.
- Possesses a high degree of virtue and moral excellence
- Often experiences a reversal of fortune, a moment where their power is stripped from them, called peripeteia.
Tragic Effect
- The hero should be neither completely virtuous nor completely wicked
- The character must be neither extremely noble nor extremely ignoble
Character Change
- A person who is exceptionally virtuous or wicked
- A person who is ordinary or insignificant
Inspiration
- A sense of pity
- A sense of fear
- A sense of catharsis or emotional release.
Hero's Character
- High reputation, social standing, and virtue
- Someone whose downfall is not due to mere bad luck but rather a tragic flaw
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