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Shakespearean Drama Character: The Tragic Hero Three Types of Heroes Epic Hero

Tragic Hero Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence.

Tragic Hero Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence. Helped or harmed by gods or fate

Tragic Hero Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence. Helped or harmed by

gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture Tragic Hero Epic Hero Possesses superhuman

strength, craftiness, and confidence. Helped or harmed by gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture Overcomes perilous situations

Tragic Hero Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence Helped or harmed by

gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture Overcomes perilous situations Tragic Hero Occupies high social

status Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence Helped or harmed by gods or fate

Embodies qualities valued by the culture Overcomes perilous situations Tragic Hero Occupies high social status

Possesses human (not superhuman) characteristics Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence

Helped or harmed by gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture Overcomes perilous situations Tragic Hero

Occupies high social status Possesses human (not superhuman) characteristics Has a fatal flaw that leads to downfall

Epic Hero Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence Helped or harmed by gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture

Overcomes perilous situations Tragic Hero Occupies high social status Possesses human (not superhuman)

characteristics Has a fatal flaw that leads to downfall Fate exacerbates (makes worse) the downfall Epic Hero

Possesses superhuman strength, craftiness, and confidence Helped or harmed by gods or fate Embodies qualities valued by the culture Overcomes perilous

situations Tragic Hero Occupies high social status Possesses human (not superhuman) characteristics

Has a fatal flaw that leads to downfall Fate exacerbates (makes worse) the downfall Some good comes from the downfall

Character: The Antagonist The Antagonist! The Antagonist! The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist

The Antagonist! The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist May be a character, group, or nonhuman Character: The Foil

The Foil A character that exists to provide a contrast with another character The Foil A character that exists to provide a contrast with another character Emphasized another characters

attributes (such as a quiet character making a talkative one seem even chattier) Dramatic Conventions Soliloquy A speech given by a character

alone Soliloquy A speech given by a character alone Reveals a characters thoughts and feelings

Soliloquy A speech given by a character alone Reveals a characters thoughts and feelings Often lengthy Aside

A characters remark that others on stage do not hear Aside A characters remark that others on stage do not hear Reveals the characters thoughts and feelings

Aside A characters remark that others on stage do not hear Reveals the characters thoughts and feelings Usually short

Dramatic Irony A situation in which the audience knows more than the characters Dramatic Irony A situation in which the audience knows more than the characters Helps build suspense

Dramatic Irony A situation in which the audience knows more than the characters Helps build suspense Compare with Verbal Irony and Situational Irony

Comic Relief A humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension Comic Relief A humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension Heightens the seriousness of the

main action, by contrast