Problem
Explain how Chauntecleer in The Nun's Priest's Tale exemplifies the following elements of a tragic hero: 1. Hamartia (or tragic flaw), 2. Peripeteia, 3. Catastrophe, 4. Anagnorisis (or reversal and recognition), and 5. Katharsis (or purgation of pity and fear). Number your answer:
• Hamartia:
• Peripeteia: etc.
Describe each of the five elements in a separate paragraph and refer to The Nun's Priest's Tale by identifying one or two lines that best illustrate the dramatic element. Follow the identification of the illustrative lines with a brief paragraph that explains how this element shapes Chaunteleer as a tragic hero in the sense of Aristotle. Provide line and page numbers in parenthesis. Highlight all quotes. (See rubric in Files)