Tragic Hero Quizizz

What is a tragic hero?

• A character who causes the downfall of another character

• An evil character who gets what they deserve

• A central character who experiences a downfall

• A comic relief character

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Where did the idea of tragic heroes originate?

• British literature

• Biographies

• American plays

• Greek plays

True or False:

Tragic heroes must always be rich and noble

• False

• True

What is the key "tragic flaw" of a tragic hero?

• Anagnorisis

• Hamartia

• Peripeteia

• Nemesis

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Peripeteia is defined as...

• The feeling experienced at the end of a tragedy

• Excessive confidence

• When the character's fortune changes for the worse

• The consequence of built-up actions

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Willy Loman refuses to take a better job that is offered to him because he wants people to believe that he is stable in his own job. This is an example of ___.

• Hubris

• Peripeteia

• Nemesis

• Hamartia

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Which of the following is an example of catharsis?

• Feeling confused about the ending of a story

• Feeling happy when a character receives good fortune

• Feeling pity for a character who has lost everything

• Feeling relieved that a story has ended

A nemesis takes the form of...

• A person who is fighting against the character

• A concept that makes life harder for a character

• A consequence of being confident

• All of the above

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A character realizes that they have been irresponsible with their business and will ultimately have to shut it down.

This is an example of ___.

• Hubris

• Anagnorisis

• Peripeteia

• Nemesis

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Who is ultimately responsible for the tragic hero's downfall?

• Society

• Those around them

• Themselves

• The reader

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