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Qualities of A Tragic Hero
• Is not all good or bad
• Is of the noble class or highly renowned and prosperous
• Has a tragic flaw (error in judgment he could not see)
• Actions involve the well-being of others in society
• Plot of the play shows him working toward a goal dear to him
• Actions involve him in choices
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Darth Vader• Was a Jedi• Tried to save his
wife by going to the “darkside”
• Lead to her death• He became evil• Died saving his son
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Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight
• Successful district attorney for Gotham
• Engaged to Rachel Dawes
• She is killed, he is scarred
• Kills all those he blames for her death including Batman
• Leads to his death
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Dan Scott from One Tree Hill
• Wealthy Mayor of Tree Hill & former basketball star
• Has dysfunctional relationship with his sons
• Kills his brother and is put in jail
• Wife attempts to kill him• Grandson’s nanny
attempts to kill him• Needs a heart transplant• Trying to have a better
relationship with his grandson
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Marissa from the OC
• Came from a wealthy family
• Made poor choices with drugs and alcohol
• Broke up with her boyfriend to get her life back together
• Dies after being driven off the road by her ex
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The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick
• Was named the 13th Bachelor for the ABC reality show
• Picked Melissa Rycroft and was engaged to her, but broke up with her on national TV
• Decide he preferred runner up Molly Malaney
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Chris Brown• Famous R&B singer/
spokesperson• Helped charities such as
St. Jude and others• Recently turned himself
into the police on domestic violence charges after girlfriend Rhianna was discovered beaten in his car.
• Issued public apology and entered counseling.
• Reconciled with Rhianna
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Who is the Tragic Hero between these 2
characters?
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King Leonidas vs Theron
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King Leonidas
• Was King of Sparta• Prideful and war-like• Went to war against
Persia• Died in battle, to
save Sparta And honor
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Theron
• Was a politician, part of the Senate
• Was stealing money• Raped Leonidas’ wife
Gorgo.• Tried to overthrow
Leonidas while he was off in battle
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Batman vs The Joker
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Bruce Wayne AKA Batman
•Son of wealthy CEO
•Sees his parents killed
•Becomes vigilante against crime
•Moral gray area as far as justice
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The Joker
• Takes over the criminal underworld in Gotham
• Creates havoc for his enjoyment
• Doesn’t understand compassion (river ferry scene)
• Tries to destroy Batman’s reputation
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Captain Jack vs Will Turner
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Captain Jack
• Self-centered, but an “ethical pirate”
• Both saves and condemns Will numerous times
• Always in search of something…(ship, treasure, immortality)
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Will Turner• Orphaned boy found
on the sea• Grows up to be an
apprentice to a sword maker
• Becomes a pirate to save his love Elizabeth Swan
• Eventually becomes Davy Jones to avoid death
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The Beast
• Born a Prince• Was rude and
disrespectful to an old beggar woman
• She was a witch turned him into a beast
• He had to find someone to love him or he would die
• Tries to save Belle and almost dies
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Gaston
• Was the local “town hero”
• Loved himself more than anyone else
• Proposed to Belle because he felt she was as pretty as he
• Tried to kill the beast when he learned Belle preferred it.
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Romeo vs Tybalt
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Romeo• Son of wealthy
Monteguw family• Fell in love with
Juliet but they were from warring families
• Marries Juliet but kills Tybalt for revenge
• Is banished and thinks Juliet is dead, so he kills himself
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Tybalt Capulet
• Cousin to Juliet• Kills Mercutio during
battle out of spite• Is killed by Romeo for
revenge
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Now it’s your turn! :
•Pick Creon or Atigone•Tell me what makes them a “tragic
hero”• Is this character truly a tragic
hero?•Does a tragic hero have to be a
hero?•Does the tragic hero have to die?