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1. Hamartia

   • fueled by
   • His decisions only affect the
     • Family
     • Common Man

2. Tragic Hero

   • the protagonist will cause their own misfortune
     • "He must be 'better than we are,' a man who is superior to the average man in some way" ( ClassicNote on Oedipus Rex / Oedipus the King).
       • OEDIPUS
         • King of Thebes
           • "World-famous Oedipus": The only man clever enough to solve the riddle of the Sphinx
             • Hubris
               • lies about his pay and how popular he is at various work locations
                 • Job
                   • Stimulates his suicide
               • They cannot accept the reality that is the
                 • Truth
                   • as a result they are
                     • Morally Blind
                       • Lack of Self Awareness leads to an
                         • Identity Crisis
                           • lies to his family and friend
                             • Creating an Identity
                               • American Dream
                                 • Ben
                                   • desires to become prosperous by mere charisma
                                   • "It's dark there, but full of diamonds" (MIller, 1949)
                           • Discovers his true birth
                             • King and Queen of Corinth are his adoptive parents
                               • Loosing an Identity
                             • Jocasta had her baby's feet bound and left him exposed to die in the mountains
                             • Son of Laius
                               • Loosing an Identity
                                 • Prophecies
                       • Ignores the oracle of Apollo's
                         • Prophecy
                       • to the truth of his and his family's sucess
                         • Crashed his Studebaker
                   • suffer from
                     • Identity Crisis
                   • son of Laius
                     • Married to his mother
                       • Sinned against
                         • children will be mocked and judged due to his mistake
                           • Incest
                         • Family
                           • Family
                             • OEDIPUS
                             • guilt causes
                               • Physical Blindness
                         • Greek Gods
                           • wrote the
                             • Prophecies
                     • His children will be mocked and judged due to his mistake
                     • Murdered his father
                       • defies the gods
                   • He will never be a successdul salesman
                     • Job
                   • Willy's sons will never become successful
                     • Family
                       • Affair
                       • Stimulates his suicide
                         • Money
                           • American Dream
                         • Suicide
                           • Crashed his Studebaker
                             • Death
                               • "It's dark there, but full of diamonds" (MIller, 1949)
                       • Sons
                         • "Be liked and you will never want" (Miller, 1949).
                         • Biff: "Will you let me go for Christ’s sake? Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens? (Miller,Act 2).
                   • He will never be able to repay his wife for her affection and care
                     • Affair
                       • Money
                   • Doomed Fate
                     • Crashed his Studebaker
                     • Pathos
                       • Crashed his Studebaker
                       • Gauges his eyes out achieving
                         • Physical Blindness
                           • Loosing an Identity
             • King of Thebes
           • Thebes
             • His decisions affect all of
               • Hamartia
     • "A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man" (Miller , 1949).
       • WILLY LOMAN

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