Hero's Journey Stages
The Ordinary World also known as ____ allows us to get to know the Hero and identify with him before the Journey begins.
The hero is forced to make allies and enemies in the special world, and to pass certain ______ and ______ that are part of his training.
TESTS, CHALLENGES, AND TRIALS
A recurring character in texts whose qualities are easily recognizable.
Archetype
The first problem of the hero to surpass
The Threshold Guardian
The hero is presented with a problem, challenge, or adventure.
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE
The Hero must make the preparations needed to _____________ that leads to the Journey’s heart, or central Ordeal.
Approach to the Inmost Cave
Has qualities the audience admires as well as flaws, is the character through whom the world destiny is realized
The Hero
An ambiguous character whose loyalties and values are not always clear
The Shape-Shifter
A Hero Refuses the Journey because of fears and insecurities that have surfaced from the Call to Adventure.
Refusal of the Call
Every hero needs a __________, much like every superhero needs a sidekick. Without the assistance of their companions and __________ along the way, most heroes would fail miserably.
HELPERS
The Wise Old Man/Woman whose words assist the hero through the trials and terrors of the adventure
The Mentor
Comic relief to off-set the dramatic tension
The Trickster
The Hero Meets a ________ to gain confidence, insight, advice, training, or magical gifts to overcome the initial fears and face the threshold of the adventure.
Meeting the Mentor
Having survived death, beaten the dragon, slain the Minotaur, the hero now takes possession of the treasure he's come seeking. Sometimes it's a special weapon like a magic sword, or it may be a token like the Grail or some elixir which can heal the wounded land.
CLIMAX/FINAL BATTLE
A character OR event to signal the start of the adventure
The Herald
The hero seeks her (it) throughout the story, but they are kept apart, in particular by the shadow.
The Princess (or Prize)
He fully enters the special world of his story for the first time. He escapes the mundane world. This is the moment at which the story takes off and the adventure gets going. The hero is now committed to his journey... and there's no turning back.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
The hero emerges from the special world, transformed by his experience.
HOME
Often the antagonist against whom the hero must struggle
The Shadow
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