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2006-05-31T13:56:59Z

Added link to "heroic ideal"

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	"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman 246).		"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman 246).

	:*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.		*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.

	:*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour"(Cuddon 406).		*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour" (Cuddon 406).

	:*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth."(Cuddon 406).		*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth" (Cuddon 406).
	~~'''~~
			See also: [[heroic ideal]].


	== Works Cited: ==		== Works Cited: ==

	*Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996.		*Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. ''A Handbook to Literature.'' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996.

	*Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.		*Cuddon, John Anthony. ''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.'' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.

	*Harris, Robert. "Homepage." ~~Virtual salt. 2 Jan 2002. 10 Feb. 2006~~ [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt].		*Harris, Robert. "Homepage." [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt]. 2 Jan 2002. 10 Feb. 2006.

DHudson at 04:54, 24 February 2006

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	== Works Cited: ==		== Works Cited: ==

	*Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996		*Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996.

	*Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.		*Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.

	*Harris, Robert. "Homepage." Virtual salt. 2 Jan 2002. 10 Feb. 2006 [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt].		*Harris, Robert. "Homepage." Virtual salt. 2 Jan 2002. 10 Feb. 2006 [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt].

DHudson at 04:54, 24 February 2006

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	== Works Cited: ==		== Works Cited: ==

	Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996		*Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996

	Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.		*Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.

	Harris, Robert. Homepage. 2 ~~January~~ 2002 [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt]		*Harris, Robert. "Homepage." Virtual salt. 2 Jan 2002. 10 Feb. 2006 [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt].

DHudson at 04:45, 24 February 2006

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	== Works Cited: ==		== Works Cited: ==

			Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996

	~~• .Harmon, William and Holman~~,~~C. Hugh~~. '''A ~~Handbook to Literature~~.''' ~~7th~~ ed. ~~Upper Saddle River~~, NJ: ~~Prentice Hall~~., ~~1996~~		Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.

			Harris, Robert. Homepage. 2 January 2002 [http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Virtual Salt]
	~~• .Cuddon~~, ~~John Anthony~~. ~~'''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory~~.~~''' 3rd ed~~. ~~Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd~~.~~, 1991~~.

DHudson at 03:08, 24 February 2006

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	• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996		• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996

DHudson at 03:07, 24 February 2006

2006-02-24T03:07:52Z

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	The ~~main~~ character in a ~~narrative or dramatic~~ work. ~~As stated by J.A Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms pg. 406. Often referred to as a "Protagonist". Baldick pg 98~~ The ~~Concise dictionary of Literary Terms. The hero in a dramatic work can cause much criticism due to the expectations of the reader that the~~ character ~~may be superior or display likeable qualities. For example In "Yellow Woman, a short narrative by Leslie Marmon Silko,~~ the ~~expectations~~ of the Indian woman to remain faithful to her husband and not have an affair with a stranger, thus resulting in mixed emotions by the reader. When the expectations of the reader be disappointed the character the "Protagonist" ~~will in lamens terms be referred to as the anti-heroine~~.		"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman 246).

	"~~The central character~~ (~~masculine~~ or ~~feminine) in~~ a ~~work~~. ~~The character who is the focus of interest~~" (~~Harmon & Holman, 246~~).		:*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.

			:*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour"(Cuddon 406).

			:*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth."(Cuddon 406).
			'''

	~~:*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.~~

	:*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour".(Cuddon,406)		== Works Cited: ==


	~~:*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth."(Cuddon,406)~~

	~~Works Cited:~~

	• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. ''''A Handbook to Literature'''', 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996		• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. '''A Handbook to Literature.''' 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996

	~~• .Bibliographic Reference Baldick, C. (1990). ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. , NY: Oxford University Press.~~
	~~Parenthetical Within Text (Baldick et al, 1990)~~

	• .Cuddon, John Anthony. ''''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary'' ~~Theory~~'',3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991		• .Cuddon, John Anthony. '''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory.''' 3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991.

DHudson at 00:17, 24 February 2006

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		The main character in a narrative or dramatic work. As stated by J.A Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms pg. 406. Often referred to as a "Protagonist". Baldick pg 98 The Concise dictionary of Literary Terms. The hero in a dramatic work can cause much criticism due to the expectations of the reader that the character may be superior or display likeable qualities. For example In "Yellow Woman, a short narrative by Leslie Marmon Silko, the expectations of the Indian woman to remain faithful to her husband and not have an affair with a stranger, thus resulting in mixed emotions by the reader. When the expectations of the reader be disappointed the character the "Protagonist" will in lamens terms be referred to as the anti-heroine.

		"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman, 246).

		:*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.

		:*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour".(Cuddon,406)

		:*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth."(Cuddon,406)

		Works Cited:

		• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. ''''A Handbook to Literature'''', 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996

		• .Bibliographic Reference Baldick, C. (1990). ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. , NY: Oxford University Press.
		Parenthetical Within Text (Baldick et al, 1990)

		• .Cuddon, John Anthony. ''''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary'' Theory'',3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991

Jhuff at 22:22, 21 February 2006

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	The main character in a narrative or dramatic work. As stated by J.A Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms pg. 406. Often referred to as a "Protagonist". Baldick pg 98 The Concise dictionary of Literary Terms. The hero in a dramatic work can cause much criticism due to the expectations of the reader that the character may be superior or display likeable qualities. For example In "Yellow Woman, a short narrative by Leslie Marmon Silko, the expectations of the Indian woman to remain faithful to her husband and not have an affair with a stranger, thus resulting in mixed emotions by the reader. When the expectations of the reader be disappointed the character the "Protagonist" will in lamens terms be referred to as the anti-heroine.

	~~"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman, 246).~~

	~~:*A hero traditionally has positive qualities such as high ethical standards, commitment to duty, perseverance, and courage. An antihero possesses negative qualities such as cowardice and dishonesty.~~

	~~:*"In criticism the terms carry no connotations of virtuousness or honour".(Cuddon,406)~~

	~~:*"An evil man or a wicked woman may be the central characters, like Macbeth and Lady Macbeth."(Cuddon,406)~~

	~~Works Cited:~~

	~~• .Harmon, William and Holman,C. Hugh. ''''A Handbook to Literature'''', 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall., 1996~~

	~~• .Bibliographic Reference Baldick, C. (1990). ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms''. , NY: Oxford University Press.~~
	~~Parenthetical Within Text (Baldick et al, 1990)~~

	~~• .Cuddon, John Anthony. ''''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary'' Theory'',3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991~~

Jhuff at 05:18, 17 February 2006

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	• .Cuddon, John Anthony. ''''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary'' Theory'',3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991		• .Cuddon, John Anthony. ''''A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary'' Theory'',3rd ed. Worcester, Great Britain: Billings & Sons Ltd., 1991

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Jhuff at 22:25, 16 February 2006

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	The main character in a narrative or dramatic work. As stated by J.A Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms pg. 406. Often referred to as a "Protagonist". Baldick The Concise dictionary of Literary Terms. The hero in a dramatic work can cause much criticism due to the expectations of the reader that the character may be superior or display likeable qualities. For example In "Yellow Woman, a short narrative by Leslie Marmon Silko, the expectations of the Indian woman to remain faithful to her husband and not have an affair with a stranger, thus resulting in mixed emotions by the reader. When the expectations of the reader be disappointed the character the "Protagonist" will in lamens terms be referred to as the anti-heroine.		The main character in a narrative or dramatic work. As stated by J.A Cuddon Dictionary of Literary Terms pg. 406. Often referred to as a "Protagonist". Baldick pg 98 The Concise dictionary of Literary Terms. The hero in a dramatic work can cause much criticism due to the expectations of the reader that the character may be superior or display likeable qualities. For example In "Yellow Woman, a short narrative by Leslie Marmon Silko, the expectations of the Indian woman to remain faithful to her husband and not have an affair with a stranger, thus resulting in mixed emotions by the reader. When the expectations of the reader be disappointed the character the "Protagonist" will in lamens terms be referred to as the anti-heroine.

	"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman, 246).		"The central character (masculine or feminine) in a work. The character who is the focus of interest" (Harmon & Holman, 246).
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