After finishing the questions, form groups of 3-4 and
connect to the Internet. Identify the following parts of Julius Caesar and post
it on your web sites: (Provide an explanation of each stage and where it occurs
in the play. If you have problems remembering the terms, go to the top of the
page and follow the Greek Tragedy link for definitions.)
Hamartia – Brutus is the character that is responsible for this plays Hamartia,
which is a tragic flaw. Brutus always makes the mistake of thinking that people
are always as honorable as he is. This is not true and is what truly leads to
his downfall.
Periptiea – Peripeteia is a fall from
high to low. Brutus feels this after he has killed Caesar. He feels good
that he has saved Rome from having a leader that would rule as a tyrant, but
when he explains why he has done this deed the people of Rome don’t understand
why he did it and begin to treat Brutus as the next Caesar, which isn’t what he
wanted.
Anagnorisis – Anagnorisis is when a character receives recognition. Brutus
receives the recognition throughout the whole play. Many people follow him and
put their trust in him since he is a honorable leader, the people never realize
that his greatest strength is his greatest weakness.
Catharsis – Catharsis is when the audience feels pity and fear sometimes
chocked up with emotion. The audience feels the pity of the play at the end
when Brutus kills himself. They wonder why a leader so honorable would have
killed himself probably not noticing the fact that he died honorably.
review: Discuss tragic hero, hubris, anagnorisis,
perepetia, hamartia, and catharsis
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tragic hero is a character in a play that has a downfall or a bad event happens
to them. It’s usually caused by simple mistakes.
Hubris
is excessive pride.
Anagnorisis
– is recognition
Perepetia
– Is the reversal of fortune.
Hamartia
– This is the characters flaw or his error in judgement.
Catharsis – This happens to the audience usually at the end of the play, they usually feel chocked up.