Archetypal Criticism

Through the lens of archetypal criticism, what type of character is Iago?

• the hero

• the villain

• the scapegoat

Through the lens of archetypal criticism, what type of character is Othello?

• the tragic hero

• the villain

Key assumption: Certain images recur in texts from diverse cultures that share a common interpretation - water, sun, colors, trees, and settings such as gardens and deserts.

• Reader Response Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

• Archetypal Criticism

• Feminist Criticism

Focuses on reoccurring patterns, images, symbols, etc.. in literature throughout different cultures.

• Archetypal Criticism

• Reader Response Criticism

• Feminist Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

Name and define the literary theory that interests you most. Explain your response.

What approach does the image represent?

• Symbolic/Archetypal Criticism

• Psychological Criticism

• Marxist Criticism

• Inter-textual Criticism

deals with symbols and patterns that recur in the literature of widely diverse cultures

• Subtext

• Feminist Criticism

• Marxist Criticism

• Archetypal Criticism

Through the lens of archetypal criticism, what type of character is Iago?

• the hero

• the villain

• the scapegoat

Through the lens of archetypal criticism, what type of character is Othello?

• the tragic hero

• the villain

Key assumption: Certain images recur in texts from diverse cultures that share a common interpretation - water, sun, colors, trees, and settings such as gardens and deserts.

• Reader Response Criticism

• Cultural Criticism

• Archetypal Criticism

• Feminist Criticism