1. Characteristics of the Tragic Hero
Six Characteristics of the Tragic Hero:
Nobility or wisdom (by birth)
A flaw or error of judgment
A reversal of fortune
The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero's own actions.
The audience must feel dramatic irony for the character.
The character's fate must be greater than deserved.

2. Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is when the words and actions of the characters of a story have a different meaning for the reader than the characters of the story.
Girl going into the woods in a horror movie.

3. Key traits of the Tragic Hero
Evokes empathy
Has a weakness, usually pride
Something has gone awry in his life
Usually faced with a very serious decision
Likely doomed from the start
Begins “journey” no better or worse than the rest of us