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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about how a hero can also be tragic. We will discover why all of Shakespeare's tragedies contain heroes with some fairly major psychological problems.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What happens in a tragedy?
A story lasts for 7 days
There is a big festival
There is a god called Dionysus
Q2.
What was Dionysia
A type of wine in Athens
The name of a Greek playwright
The prize for writing a good play
Q3.
Which of the following was NOT one of Aristotle's three unities?
Action
Place
Time
Q4.
What is catharsis?
Being happy at the end of a story
Fear
Sadness
Q5.
Which statement is true?
Shakespeare didn't write any tragedies.
Shakespeare's tragedies were exactly the same as Greek tragedies.
The Greeks watched Shakespeare's tragedies and copied them.
5 Questions
Q1.
What do we call the main character in a tragedy?
Hero
Oedipus
Protagonist
Q2.
Which statement is correct?
Hamartia is always a flaw.
Hamartia is always an error.
Hamartia is when someone dies at the end of a tragedy.
Q3.
A Greek tragic hero's hamartia is usually...
A death
A downfall
A flaw
Q4.
A Shakespearean tragic hero's hamartia is usually...
A death
A downfall
An error
Q5.
Which is NOT an example of a flaw?
Being too ambitious
Jealousy
Not listening to other people