Prompt 1: The tragic hero:
Troy Maxson is the central character of this two-act play. He makes decisions that shape the lives of all the other characters he encounters in the play. Using the terminology in the Drama PowerPoint, identify whether Troy is a tragic hero; if so, what is his flaw? Is he a round character (hearkening back to the Fiction Unit) or flat? Does he change as the play progresses, or do those around him change instead (or do both options happen)? What is the audience supposed to learn from Troy’s life and death (his progression through the pyramidal structure)?
