HJ's Stages
THE FIRST STAGE WHEN A HERO IS JUST LIVING THEIR LIFE BEFORE THE CALL TO ADVENTURE HAPPENS
Status Quo
THIS CHARACTER IS THE PROTAGONIST OF THE PLAY
Hero
“FAIR IS FOUL, AND FOUL IS FAIR.”
Witches
LOGOS, ETHOS, PATHOS
Appeals
THIS CHARACTER’S DESCENDANTS WILL BE KINGS BECAUSE HE DID NOTHING “FOUL” TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Banquo
THE SENTENCE THAT USES DONUT TO EXPLAIN A PIECE OF WRITING’S MESSAGE
Theme
THE STAGE WHERE THE HERO LEARNS NEW SKILLS AND MAKES FRIENDS
Assistance
THIS CHARACTER ADDS COMIC RELIEF TO THE STORY. SOMETIMES CAUSING PROBLEMS
Trickster
“OUT, OUT, BRIEF CANDLE! LIFE’S BUT A WALKING SHADOW, A POOR PLAYER, THAT STRUTS AND FRETS HIS UPON THE STAGE, AND THEN IS HEARD NO MORE.”
Macbeth
TYPE OF EVIDENCE BASED ON AN EXPERT OR WITNESS’S EXPERIENCE OR KNOWLEDGE
Testimonial
BLOOD AND A FLOATING DAGGER ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT LITERARY DEVICE
Symbolism
THIS POETIC DEVICE REFERS TO THE USE OF ANY OF THE FIVE SENSES
sensory/imagery
WHEN THE HERO ACCEPTS THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
Departure
THIS CHARACTER IS THE ANTAGONIST/ENEMY
Shadow
“SCREW YOUR COURAGE TO THE STICKING PLACE AND WE SHALL NOT FAIL”
Lady Macbeth
THE APPEAL THAT USES PEOPLE’S EMOTIONS TO PERSUADE
Pathos
HE IS FULL OF THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS AND SHE IS WANTS THICK BLOOD IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT LITERARY DEVICE
Metaphor
A COMPARISON USING “LIKE” OR “AS”
simile
THE HEIGHT OF THE PLOT IN A HERO’S JOURNEY
Crisis
THIS CHARACTER/ITEM INTRODUCES THE HERO TO THE JOURNEY
herald
“I SHALL DO SO, BUT I MUST ALSO FEEL IT AS A MAN”
Macbeth
COMPARING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SMOKING TO RIDING IN A CAR WITHOUT A SEATBELT
Analogical
THE METHOD MALCOLM USES TO DISGUISE HIS ARMY AS THEY APPROACH MACBETH’S CASTLE
branches
THE END OF A LINE IN POETRY THAT MAKES THE READER CONTINUE TO THE NEXT LINE
line break
THE HERO EARNS/RECEIVES THIS BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR NEW ORDINARY WORLD
Treasure
THIS TYPE OF CHARACTER CAN HIDE THEIR TRUE IDENTITY OR CHANGE FROM ALLY TO ENEMY OR ENEMY TO ALLY
Shapeshifter
“AND OFTENTIMES, TO WIN US TO OUR HARM THE INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS TELL US TRUTHS, WIN US WITH HONEST TRIFLES, TO BETRAY’S IN DEEPEST CONSEQUENCE”
Banquo
THE WEAKEST TYPE OF EVIDENCE BECAUSE ANYONE CAN HAVE AN OPPOSITE EXPERIENCE
Anecdotal
THE REASON MACDUFF IS ABLE TO KILL MACBETH
He was not of woman born = c-section
REPETITION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LINES OF A POEM
anaphora