IB Language A: Literature
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The purpose of this website will be to make sure that you have as much information as possible about upcoming assignments, class discussions, class notes, and IB information.
We will also use this as a blog site.
Please check back often and when you are asked. You may use the contact form to reach me if you forget how.
Here is the prompt for The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Please remember to use textual evidence and to site correctly. If you use information from another sourse, you must cite it.
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In The Poetics Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a character who occupies a high status or position and embodies nobility and virtue as part of his innate character. While great, the tragic hero is not perfect and is therefore able to appear sympathetic to mortal audiences. Due to this imperfection or flaw (hamartia), which is often pride or arrogance (hubris),
the hero’s downfall is somewhat his own fault, the result of free will rather than fate. However, the hero’s fall is not completely fair because the punishment exceeds the crime. Prior to his end, the tragic hero experiences a
sense of self-discovery and sorrow for his flaw and for the outcomes it has produced.
Is Dr. Faustus a tragic hero? If not, which parts of the definition fit him and which do not?
If he is not a tragic hero, how can he be classified? A heroic humanist? Can a man who sells his soul be considered a hero of any sort? Is he a villain? Explain your answer.
Submit this to turnitin.com. You should have all signed up for it.
In The Poetics Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a character who occupies a high status or position and embodies nobility and virtue as part of his innate character. While great, the tragic hero is not perfect and is therefore able to appear sympathetic to mortal audiences. Due to this imperfection or flaw (hamartia), which is often pride or arrogance (hubris),
the hero’s downfall is somewhat his own fault, the result of free will rather than fate. However, the hero’s fall is not completely fair because the punishment exceeds the crime. Prior to his end, the tragic hero experiences a
sense of self-discovery and sorrow for his flaw and for the outcomes it has produced.
Is Dr. Faustus a tragic hero? If not, which parts of the definition fit him and which do not?
If he is not a tragic hero, how can he be classified? A heroic humanist? Can a man who sells his soul be considered a hero of any sort? Is he a villain? Explain your answer.