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Introduction To ARCHETYPES Study Guide

Archetypes are recurring characters or symbols that appear frequently in literature, mythology, and religious texts. They represent fundamental human types such as the hero who goes on a journey, facing challenges and achieving great deeds. Common stages of the hero's journey include a call to adventure, crossing into another world, trials and lessons, achieving a revelation or transformation, and returning home with experience to benefit their people. Other archetypes include mentors, friends, shapeshifters, and tempters who assist or challenge the hero on their quest.

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Introduction To ARCHETYPES Study Guide

Archetypes are recurring characters or symbols that appear frequently in literature, mythology, and religious texts. They represent fundamental human types such as the hero who goes on a journey, facing challenges and achieving great deeds. Common stages of the hero's journey include a call to adventure, crossing into another world, trials and lessons, achieving a revelation or transformation, and returning home with experience to benefit their people. Other archetypes include mentors, friends, shapeshifters, and tempters who assist or challenge the hero on their quest.

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Archetypes Study Guide

Slide 2

What is an archetype?
Archetypes are …

A _______________or ________________(think typical or a type - ____________,

____________, ____________, ____________________, and _________________.

They are ____________________ (they apply to ________ ______ ______).

Repeated throughout __________ ___________________, _______________, and _

_________________ ____________________.

Slides 3 - 4

The Archetypal Hero


Note: There are exceptions to all of these; however, these seem to occur most often.

Characteristics:

 Has an unusual_______________; often an _______________ is made on his

____________

 _______________ or is forced to leave __________________ and is raised by

________________ ________________

 Knows little about ________________ until _______________

 Achieves a _______________ over a great ________________

 _______________ a beautiful _______________


Slides 3 - 4

 achieves great _______________ or _______________

 Hero is _______________ and _______________

 Hero meets _______________ or strange _______________

 Hero often travels across ______________

 _______________ for something _______________ / _______________

 Hero has a loyal band of _______________

 Hero engages in _______________ or _______________ of

_______________ (physical or mental)

 Hero makes a stirring ______________ to his or her _______________

Slide 5

The Journey

All heroes go on a journey; here are the stages of their journey.

1 . ________________ – hero is called to ________________, although

reluctantly

2 . ________________ – hero crosses into a ________, more

____________ ____________
Slide 5

The Journey (continued)

3 . Road of ______________ – hero is given ________ (sometimes

supernatural), endures ___________ of ___________ and_______________.

4 . _______________ __________ – hero _______________ into a great

place of _______________ and is ______________ (changes internally)

5 . _______________ & Reintegration w/ ________________ – hero uses

his new ______________ to restore ______________ and _______________


to the land.

Slide 6

Types of Heroes

 Hero as _______________ (_______________) – Hero

_______________ for the sake of ________________

 _______________ Hero – hero whose _____________ _____________

brings about his/her ___________-________ but not without receiving

some _______________.

 _______________ Hero – a main character that ____________ heroic

_______________.

 __________ Hero – a hero of great ___________ ____________, is

heroic in _______________, and has help from the _____________.


Slide 7 ARCHETYPAL HEROES – SOME EXAMPLES

 ________________________ • __________________________

 ________________________ • __________________________

Slide 8

Other Archetypal Characters


 ____________ in ____________ – vulnerable __________ who must be

_____________

 ____________/Professor – teaches by _____________; l____________,

_____________, likes the ____________

 __________ Boy – ____________, __________-side, ____________, crushed

____________

 ___________ – acts with ____________, ___________, ____________

 ____________ Friends/Group of _______________ – safe, will

____________ be ____________; often cause ______________ for the hero

 ____________ – fun, _____________, doesn’t ____________ to


____________ easily

 ____________/Lost __________ – sensitive __________, secretive,

_____________

 ____________ – ___________ the _________ with her ____________ but

ultimately brings about his ________________

 _____________ Figure – offers __________, fame, or __________ in

___________ for something much _____________.


Slide 9

Archetypal Symbols
 Light/white=_____________

 Darkness/black = _____________

 Water = ___________/__________

▪ Stars = good ____________/__________

Journeys/Types of Quests
 Quest for ________________

 Quest for ________________

 Quest for ________________

 Quest to __________ the ______________ of ____________

 Quest for _______________

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