THE EVOLUTIONOF THE

TRAGIC HEROFROM ANCIENT GREECE

TO2013

"A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." — Aristotle

WHAT DO THESE CHARACTERS HAVE IN COMMON?

WHAT IS A TRAGIC HERO?

 A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy.

Key characteristics› Fatal flaw› Fate is sealed› Audience often empathizes with hero› Tragic end

FROM PROMETHEUS TO Eddard stark TO…?

ANCIENT GREECE ANCIENT ROME COMICS FILM TELEVISION VIDEO GAMES WHERE ELSE?

Bibliography

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http://godofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Kratos http://hbowatch.com/eddard-stark-a-man-of-honour/ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic+hero http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TragicHero