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must be felt by the audience when they contemplate that such misfortune could possibly befall themselves in similar situations. Aristotle explains such change of fortune "should be not from bad to good, but, reversely, from good to bad.” Such misfortune is visited upon the tragic hero "not through
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suggests that the hero of a tragedy must evoke a sense of pity and fear within the audience, stating that “the change of fortune presented must not be the spectacle of a virtuous man brought from prosperity to adversity." In essence, the focus of the hero should not be the loss of his goodness. He
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Theatre deeply influences a wide variety of arts throughout the world, in diverse media such as literature, music, film, television and even video games. Many iconic characters featured in these genres follow the archetype of the tragic hero. Examples of such characters include
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records the descriptions of the tragic hero to the playwright and strictly defines the place that the tragic hero must play and the kind of man he must be. Aristotle based his observations on previous dramas. Many of the most famous instances of tragic heroes appear in
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Theatre: Terms, Concepts, and Analysis.
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1931:Flashforward
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1872:Origin story
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1626:Straight man
1560:Dragonslayer
1509:Black knight
1477:Seme and uke
1459:Mountain man
1449:Noble savage
1344:Wise old man
1165:Magical girl
1137:Femme fatale
1114:Loathly lady
1069:Monster girl
914:Nazi zombies
889:Monster girl
856:Supervillain
818:Double agent
791:Antivillains
745:Space pirate
678:Tricky slave
625:Space marine
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589:Byronic hero
571:Youngest son
519:Classic hero
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347:. Retrieved
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325:. Retrieved
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2962:Tellability
2928:Metafiction
2923:Narratology
2695:Theological
2587:Pop culture
2468:Short story
2446:Epic poetry
2167:Time travel
1980:Red herring
1965:Plot device
1936:Frame story
1889:Cliffhanger
1832:Tritagonist
1807:Protagonist
1601:Mole people
1444:Feral child
1326:Scaramouche
1198:Valley girl
1160:Jungle girl
1132:Dragon Lady
1109:La Ruffiana
1054:Loosu ponnu
976:Il Capitano
599:Tragic hero
551:Legacy hero
526:Action hero
306:pp. 172-188
185:epic poetry
114:human error
47:protagonist
39:tragic hero
2982:Categories
2848:Continuity
2717:Nonfiction
2681:Underwater
2577:Picaresque
2552:Historical
2537:Epistolary
2409:Fairy tale
2320:Peripeteia
2302:Exposition
2058:Dreamworld
2000:Stereotype
1970:Plot twist
1718:Antagonist
1636:Town drunk
1585:Innamorati
1285:Final girl
1267:Gamer girl
970:Il Dottore
942:Folk devil
884:Killer toy
879:Evil clown
799:False hero
740:Air pirate
702:Pulcinella
349:2015-06-29
268:References
222:Jay Gatsby
2739:Narration
2688:Superhero
2612:Chivalric
2597:Religious
2582:Political
2517:Adventure
2502:Biography
2424:Tall tale
2272:Structure
2257:Symbolism
2225:Narration
2125:Leitmotif
2053:Crossover
2048:Backstory
2005:Story arc
1955:MacGuffin
1926:Flashback
1867:Backstory
1743:Confidant
1723:Archenemy
1710:Character
1702:Narrative
1646:Truck-kun
1550:Barbarian
1484:Otokonoko
1437:Primitive
1313:Harlequin
1304:Masculine
1259:Geek girl
1244:Columbina
1180:Queen bee
966:Pantalone
937:Archenemy
846:Dark lord
828:Terrorist
823:Evil twin
694:Brighella
690:Harlequin
668:Trickster
615:Cyberhero
594:Man alone
566:Superhero
541:Folk hero
486:Archetype
406:Aristotle
322:Slate.com
262:anti-hero
217:Star Wars
92:Aristotle
74:Euripides
70:Sophocles
61:Aristotle
53:. In his
2945:Glossary
2940:Rhetoric
2747:Diegesis
2727:Creative
2700:Thriller
2649:Southern
2567:Paranoid
2562:Nautical
2473:Vignette
2431:Gamebook
2399:Folklore
2306:Protasis
2185:Allegory
2130:Metaphor
2088:parallel
2083:universe
2063:Dystopia
2020:Suspense
1906:Dialogue
1894:Conflict
1802:Narrator
1774:Hamartia
1631:Tokenism
1621:Sidekick
1611:Redshirt
1606:Pop icon
1423:BishĹŤnen
1395:Nice guy
1142:Tsundere
1094:Cat lady
1014:Feminine
904:Vampires
894:Skeleton
866:Monsters
782:Villains
581:Antihero
536:Everyman
422:. 1998.
366:Archived
189:Kalevala
181:Kullervo
146:Kalevala
141:Kullervo
106:hamartia
3003:Tragedy
2875:Prequel
2831:Related
2817:Present
2710:Western
2666:Science
2639:Fantasy
2607:Romance
2557:Mystery
2542:Ergodic
2507:Fiction
2463:Parable
2458:Novella
2388:Fabliau
2359:Premise
2210:Imagery
2200:Diction
2078:country
2035:Setting
2015:Subplot
1837:Villain
1790:Byronic
1504:Pachuco
1496:Bad boy
1454:Caveman
1321:Pierrot
1226:Laotong
1221:Class S
1064:Catgirl
1049:Ingénue
1029:BishĹŤjo
962:Vecchio
909:Zombies
725:Bad boy
706:Pierrot
700:,
698:Scapino
696:,
692:,
561:Paladin
379:Sources
327:4 March
220:films,
176:Othello
161:Macbeth
87:Poetics
56:Poetics
51:tragedy
31:Oedipus
2998:Heroes
2879:Sequel
2863:Retcon
2858:Reboot
2822:Future
2656:Horror
2644:Gothic
2629:Satire
2547:Erotic
2414:Legend
2316:Climax
2190:Bathos
2097:Utopia
1985:Reveal
1884:Cliché
1862:Action
1856:Ab ovo
1795:Tragic
1535:Others
1170:Virago
932:Alazon
735:Pirate
717:Outlaw
641:Rogues
511:Heroes
430:
412:
393:
304:291812
302:
126:hubris
2886:Genre
2853:Canon
2804:Tense
2722:Novel
2705:Urban
2617:Prose
2602:Rogue
2527:Crime
2522:Comic
2483:Genre
2453:Novel
2404:Fable
2382:Drama
2347:films
2177:Style
2145:Motif
2135:Moral
2120:Irony
2112:Theme
2025:Trope
1565:Donor
1555:Clown
1370:Himbo
1358:Young
1099:Crone
957:Miser
925:Other
756:Other
686:Zanni
608:Other
300:JSTOR
234:from
224:from
122:honor
118:irony
49:of a
2891:List
2812:Past
2671:Hard
2624:Saga
2532:Docu
2488:List
2419:Myth
2374:Form
2262:Tone
2235:Hook
2220:Mood
2215:Mode
2073:city
1960:Pace
1847:Plot
1785:Anti
1780:Hero
1763:Foil
1570:Fool
1469:LGBT
1385:Jock
1380:Jack
1213:LGBT
968:and
947:Igor
810:mole
808:The
768:Rake
663:Jack
481:List
428:ISBN
410:ISBN
391:ISBN
329:2020
230:and
101:fear
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