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Page 1: THE EPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPIC. THE EPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPIC An epic is a long narrative story or poem. An epic recounts the adventures

THE EPIC

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPIC

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THE EPIC

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EPIC

• An epic is a long narrative story or poem.

• An epic recounts the adventures of an epic hero, a larger-than-life figure who undertakes great journeys and performs deeds requiring remarkable strength and cunning.

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ARCHETYPE – PRONOUNCED (ÄR K -TYP)

• An archetype is a pattern in literature that is found in a variety of works from different cultures throughout the ages.

• An archetype can be a plot, a character, an image or a setting.

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EXAMPLES OF ARCHETYPES AS CHARACTERS

• Heroes

• Shadows

• Mentors

• Heralds

• Threshold Guardians

• Shapeshifters

• Tricksters

• Allies

• Woman as Temptress

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HEROESTHE EPIC HERO

• Often possesses supernatural strengths or abilities

• Is charged with a quest

• Is tested, often to improve the worthiness of himself and his quest

• Restitution. Often this takes the form of the hero regaining his rightful place on the throne. Odysseus is considered an epic

hero in The Odyssey

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SHADOWS• Villains

• Enemies or perhaps the enemy within.

Voldemort from Harry Potter

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MENTORSThe hero’s guide or guiding principles

Gandalf from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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HERALDThe one who brings the call to adventure

Can be a person or event

The tornado is a herald in The Wizard of Oz

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THRESHOLD GUARDIANSThe forces that stand in the way at the turning points

Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter

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SHAPESHIFTERSCreatures who change their shape

The goddess, Athena, can become most any person or animal.

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TRICKSTERSClowns and mischief makers

Pippin and Merry from The Lord of the Rings

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ALLIESCharacters who help the hero through the quest

Donkey from Shrek

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WOMAN AS TEMPTRESS• Femme fatale

• Offers danger to the hero

Princess Leia from Star Wars

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THE HERO’S JOURNEY

• Discovered by Joseph Campbell in his analysis of epic stories.

• The hero’s journey is a cycle that is followed in hero myths and stories.

An example of what the Hero’s Journey would look like in a diagram.

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THE HERO’S JOURNEY The Ordinary World – the hero lives in a world that is normal or uneventful – (ex. Frodo Baggins and the Shire)

The Call to Adventure – the hero is charged with a quest – (ex. Dorothy and the red slippers)

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THE HERO’S JOURNEYRefusal of the Quest – the hero decides whether to accept or deny quest – (ex. Simba refuses to return to Pride Rock)

Accepting the call

The hero makes the decision to accept the call

(ex. Luke in Star Wars)

Entering the Unknown – the hero enters a world previously unknown to him/her (ex. Frodo outside of the Shire)

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THE HERO’S JOURNEY• Supernatural Aid

– could be a being or object (Frodo – Gandalf the Wizard)

• Allies/Helpers – the hero is aided by helpers (ex. Dorothy and the lion, tin man and scarecrow)

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THE HERO’S JOURNEY• Tests/Belly of the Whale

– the hero is tested (ex. Dorothy – defeating the Wicked Witch)

• Reward and the Journey Home – The hero claims reward (ex. Shrek – Fiona)

• Master of the Two Worlds/Restoring the World – the hero restores order in his former home (ex. Simba and Pride Rock)

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THE HERO’S JOURNEY IN FILM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV1BvnyvGo