Tragic Flaws

characteristic causing downfall

• downfall

• tragic flaw

• personal flaw

• charicterization

Which of the following is a tragic flaw in Romeo?

• Lazy and irresponsible

• Arrogant about his abilities

• Envious of others

• Driven by emotions rather than logic

What tragic flaw leads to a successful entrepreneur's downfall?

• Greed

• Envy

• Pride

• Sloth

who carries the tragic flaw in a tragedy

• tragic hero

• chorus

• the "extras"

• the enemy

A play in which a main character suffers a downfall as a result of a character flaw.   

• tragedy

• tragic flaw

• depraved

• haphazardly

A character that represents the consequences that come from possessing one or more personal flaws or being doomed by a particular fate.

What problem (flaw) does the character of Arachne have? How does this end up hurting her?

• Fear, which prevents her from achieving her goals

• Generosity, which makes her vulnerable

• Laziness, which causes her to lose her skills

• Pride, which leads to her downfall

Identify the meaning of the Greek term: Hamartia

• Character flaw that leads the tragic hero to his downfall

• Excessive pride or confidence of the character

• Sudden reversal of fortune from good to bad

A tragic hero fails mainly because of

• tragic situation

• tragic results

• tragic people

• tragic flaws

Which of the following best defines a 'tragic flaw'?

• A) A minor character defect

• B) A characteristic that leads to the downfall of a hero

• C) A positive trait that is misunderstood

• D) A flaw that is easily corrected