You've been promoted from plebeian to playwright and are tasked with creating the starring character in a modern-day tragedy. Your tragic hero should:
• be a good person at the core, but with a tragic personality trait
• come from a "noble" upbringing and seem to have it all
• suffer terrible consequences and lose everything as a result of their tragic personality trait
Complete the table with your innovative ideas for a tragic hero and their journey to a tragic demise. Respond in complete sentences using creative insight that reflects your understanding of the tragic hero archetype.
My Tragic Hero's Name and
Description Name:
In 2-3 sentences describe your tragic hero:
My Tragic Hero's Image Locate, copy, and paste an image of what your tragic hero looks like or create an image of your own:
My Tragedy's
Modern-Day Setting
In 2-3 sentences describe the time, place, social environment, and mood of your tragedy:
My Hero's Tragic Flaw, Explained
Ambition, impetuousness, indecision, misplaced trust or loyalty, or pride The tragic flaw:
In 2-3 sentences explain how the tragic flaw is revealed:
External Forces
Which external factors (like peer pressure) will contribute to the tragic hero's downfall?
External force #1:
External force #2:
Plan Your Plot
Respond to each question in 1-2 sentences.
Hamartia
What is the decision that leads to their downfall?
Peripeteia
What is their sudden or unexpected reversal of fortune? When do they hit rock bottom?
Anagnorisis
When and how will the tragic hero discover they are responsible for their downfall?
Catharsis
What lesson will your audience learn from your tragic hero's demise?