Tag Archives: Tragedy

A Theory of the Hero: Tragic and Anti-tragic Heroes (part 3 of 3)

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

NOTE: This is the third and final installment in a three-part series on heroic characters. This post will focus on how narrative timing and character choice determines the difference between tragic and anti-tragic heroes. The previous two posts respectively focused … Continue reading →

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A Theory of the Hero: Story Archetypes for Heroic Characters (part 2 of 3)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on heroic characters. The previous installment discussed how agency, voice, and sincerity are used to determine heroic characters, while the third installment focuses on narrative timing and the tragic and anti-tragic … Continue reading →

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