1. Archetype A very old pattern or image that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages Includes:  Characters  Settings  Plots  Themes A very old pattern or image that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages Includes:  Characters  Settings  Plots  Themes

2. A few examples… FCharacters FThe wise old man/the mentor FThe rebel FThe hero FThe trickster/the devil FThe femme fatale/the temptress FThe scapegoat FThe damsel in distress FThe villain FSettings FThe afterlife/heaven/hell FPlots/Themes FWomen bring evil into the world FGood overcomes evil FCharacters FThe wise old man/the mentor FThe rebel FThe hero FThe trickster/the devil FThe femme fatale/the temptress FThe scapegoat FThe damsel in distress FThe villain FSettings FThe afterlife/heaven/hell FPlots/Themes FWomen bring evil into the world FGood overcomes evil

3. The wise old man/the mentor FIn myth FLegends of King Arthur:Merlin FGreek: Tiresias (from The Odyssey) FIn film FStar Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi FThe Matrix: Morpheus FIn literature FThe Giver FHarry Potter: Dumbledore FLord of the Rings: Gandalf FIn myth FLegends of King Arthur:Merlin FGreek: Tiresias (from The Odyssey) FIn film FStar Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi FThe Matrix: Morpheus FIn literature FThe Giver FHarry Potter: Dumbledore FLord of the Rings: Gandalf gives good advice, often to the hero gives good advice, often to the hero

4. The rebel FIn literature/folklore FRobin Hood FIn film FV for Vendetta FRebel Without a Cause FIn history FGeorge Washington FChe Guevara FLeon Trotsky FIn literature/folklore FRobin Hood FIn film FV for Vendetta FRebel Without a Cause FIn history FGeorge Washington FChe Guevara FLeon Trotsky defies authority/breaks the law defies authority/breaks the law always stands up for what they believe is right always stands up for what they believe is right

5. The hero FIn film FThe Matrix: Neo FStar Wars: Luke Skywalker FIn literature FHarry Potter FBeowulf FIn popular culture FComics: Superman, Batman, etc. FIn myth FGreek: Odysseus FIn film FThe Matrix: Neo FStar Wars: Luke Skywalker FIn literature FHarry Potter FBeowulf FIn popular culture FComics: Superman, Batman, etc. FIn myth FGreek: Odysseus has special powers has special powers usually succeeds in defeating the villain usually succeeds in defeating the villain

6. The trickster/the devil FIn myth FNorse: Loki FNative American: Coyote FIn religion F“the snake” FIn popular culture FCartoons: Wylie Coyote FIn literature FThe Gingerbread Man FThe wolf in Little Red Riding Hood FIn myth FNorse: Loki FNative American: Coyote FIn religion F“the snake” FIn popular culture FCartoons: Wylie Coyote FIn literature FThe Gingerbread Man FThe wolf in Little Red Riding Hood Often fool the hero or others Often fool the hero or others Sometimes the sidekick of the villain Sometimes the sidekick of the villain

7. The “femme fatale”/the temptress beautiful “deadly” women… seduce men and bring about their downfall or death FIn history FCleopatra FIn film FG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Baroness FJennifer’s Body FIn myth FGreek: Circe, Sirens, Helen of Troy beautiful “deadly” women… seduce men and bring about their downfall or death FIn history FCleopatra FIn film FG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Baroness FJennifer’s Body FIn myth FGreek: Circe, Sirens, Helen of Troy

8. The scapegoat An innocent person/character blamed for some misfortune FIn literature FAnimal Farm: Snow Ball FLord of the Flies: Piggy FLord of the Rings: Gollum An innocent person/character blamed for some misfortune FIn literature FAnimal Farm: Snow Ball FLord of the Flies: Piggy FLord of the Rings: Gollum

9. The damsel in distress A woman, often weak or helpless, who needs to be rescued by the hero FIn film FKing Kong: Ann Darrow FStar Wars: Princess Leia FIn myth FAndromeda FIn Disney fairy tales FCinderella FSnow White FSleeping Beauty A woman, often weak or helpless, who needs to be rescued by the hero FIn film FKing Kong: Ann Darrow FStar Wars: Princess Leia FIn myth FAndromeda FIn Disney fairy tales FCinderella FSnow White FSleeping Beauty

10. The villain FIn literature FHarry Potter: Voldemort FWizard of Oz: The Wicked Witch of the West FPeter Pan: Captain Hook FIn popular culture FComics FSpiderman: Green Goblin FBatman: The Joker FSuperman: Lex Luther FIn film FStar Wars: Darth Vader FThe Matrix: Agent Smith FIn history FAdolf Hitler FIn literature FHarry Potter: Voldemort FWizard of Oz: The Wicked Witch of the West FPeter Pan: Captain Hook FIn popular culture FComics FSpiderman: Green Goblin FBatman: The Joker FSuperman: Lex Luther FIn film FStar Wars: Darth Vader FThe Matrix: Agent Smith FIn history FAdolf Hitler depicted as evil and uncaring depicted as evil and uncaring the enemy of the hero the enemy of the hero often has a disfigurement often has a disfigurement

11. The afterlife/heaven/hell FIn religion FEgyptian:reincarnation FChristian: Heaven/Hell FIn myth FGreek/Roman:the underworld FNorse: Hel, Valhalla FIn religion FEgyptian:reincarnation FChristian: Heaven/Hell FIn myth FGreek/Roman:the underworld FNorse: Hel, Valhalla

12. Women bring evil into the world FIn myth FGreek/Roman: Pandora FIn religion FChristianity & Judaism: Eve FIn myth FGreek/Roman: Pandora FIn religion FChristianity & Judaism: Eve

13. Good overcomes evil FWherever there is a hero, there is a villain! FDay vs. Night FIt isn’t a coincidence that vampires can only come out at night in the DARK! FLight vs. Dark FIn myth FTheseus and the Minotaur FPerseus and Medusa FIn literature FHarry Potter FLord of the Rings FIn film FStar Wars FWherever there is a hero, there is a villain! FDay vs. Night FIt isn’t a coincidence that vampires can only come out at night in the DARK! FLight vs. Dark FIn myth FTheseus and the Minotaur FPerseus and Medusa FIn literature FHarry Potter FLord of the Rings FIn film FStar Wars

14. Archetypes are everywhere!!! FLOOK FOR THEM FSEE THE PATTERN FLOOK FOR THEM FSEE THE PATTERN

15. Can you identify the archetypes in The Lion King?

16. Archetypes in The Crucible FThe skeptic/the non-believer FJohn Proctor FThe villain/the “femme fatale” FAbigail Wlliams FThe scapegoat FTituba, Sarah Good FThe hero FJohn Proctor FThe great mother FRebecca Nurse FThe forest = evil FThe skeptic/the non-believer FJohn Proctor FThe villain/the “femme fatale” FAbigail Wlliams FThe scapegoat FTituba, Sarah Good FThe hero FJohn Proctor FThe great mother FRebecca Nurse FThe forest = evil