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Which of the following is an element of Greek tragedy?
Which of the following is an element of Greek tragedy?
- The misfortunes of the tragic hero are caused by vice and depravity
- The tragic hero challenges the gods or the laws of his society out of arrogance
- The protagonist represents the values and morals of his culture (correct)
- The protagonist is a perfect man without any flaws
What is hubris in Greek tragedies?
What is hubris in Greek tragedies?
- A form of storytelling based on human suffering
- A mistaken notion that the protagonist cannot be wrong
- The protagonist challenging the gods or the laws of his society
- The extreme pride that causes the protagonist to underestimate his own importance (correct)
According to Aristotle, what brings about the misfortunes of the tragic hero in a Greek tragedy?
According to Aristotle, what brings about the misfortunes of the tragic hero in a Greek tragedy?
- The protagonist's mistaken notion that he cannot be wrong
- Error or frailty (correct)
- The protagonist challenging the gods or the laws of his society
- Vice and depravity
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