The Tragic Hero

English

What do we call the main character in a tragedy?

Hamartia is an error or flaw that leads to the tragic hero's downfall or death.

Hamartia is when someone dies at the end of a tragedy.

A Greek tragic hero's hamartia is usually...

A Shakespearean tragic hero's hamartia is usually...

A character who is respected or admired dies at the end

A festival that included plays and other things to celebrate the god Dioysus

Which of the following was NOT one of Aristotle's three unities?

A feeling of being cleansed of strong emotion

Shakespeare updated his tragedies to fit the interests of his audience.

Shakespeare's tragedies were exactly the same as Greek tragedies.

The Greeks watched Shakespeare's tragedies and copied them.