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Cornell Notes: Archetypes in Literature

|Questions/Titles |Notes |

|What are Archetypes? | |

|Character Archetypes |Definition |Example |

|The Hero | | |

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|The Outcast |This figure is banished from a community for some crime. Usually | |

| |becomes a wanderer. | |

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|Jester (comic sidekick) | | |

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|The Temptress |Beautiful woman, her physical attraction might bring about the hero’s | |

| |downfall | |

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|Sage (teacher/mentor/wise man) | | |

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|Damsel in Distress (Innocent) | | |

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|The Villain (ruler or devil figure) | | |

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|The Trickster |Simple-minded prankster that breaks the rules with negative and |Captain Jack Sparrow |

| |positive effects. |Bart Simpson |

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|The Star-Cross Lovers |These 2 characters are in love but are fated to end in tragedy. |Romeo and Juliet |

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|Symbolic Archetypes | |

|Light vs. Darkness |Light suggests hope, renewal or intellectual; | |

| |Darkness suggests the unknown, despair, or ignorance | |

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|Water vs. Desert |Since water is necessary for life/growth, it suggests a birth or |Baptism |

| |rebirth. |Rain = spiritual birth |

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|Heaven vs. Hell |Heaven is seen as clouds and mountains in the sky for the house of | |

| |gods. The bowels of the earth have the devilish or evil forces. | |

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|Haven vs. Wilderness |Places of safety contrast against dangerous wilderness. Heroes | |

| |sometimes are sheltered to heal. | |

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|Supernatural Intervention |The gods help the hero out | |

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|Color Archetypes | |

|Silver |Moon, wealth | |

|Gold |Majesty, sun, wealth, truth | |

|Black |Chaos, mystery, the unknown, death, evil | |

|Red |Blood, sacrifice, passion, fire, emotion, anger, heat | |

|Green |Hope, growth, envy, Earth, fertility, nature, sympathy | |

|White |Purity, peace, innocence, goodness, morality | |

|Orange |Fire, pride, ambition | |

|Blue |Clear sky, the day, the sea, devotion, innocence, truth | |

|Violet |Water, nostalgia, memory | |

|Number Archetypes | |

|3 |The Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) | |

|4 |Mankind, 4 elements (earth, wind, fire, water) or | |

| |4 seasons (Fall, summer, spring, winter) | |

|Nature Archetypes | |

|Air |Activity, breath, life, freedom, movement | |

|Earth |Passive, feminine, open-minded, solid | |

|Fire |Ability to transform, love, control, sun, passion, regeneration, | |

| |spiritual energy | |

|Crescent Moon |Change, transition | |

|Mountain |Height, mass, arrogance, ambition, goals | |

|Valley |Depression, low-points, evil, unknown | |

|Sun |Hero, son of Heaven, knowledge, healing, resurrection | |

|Water |Passive, feminine | |

|River/Stream |Life cycle, life force | |

|Stars |Guidance | |

|Wind |Holy Spirit, life, messenger | |

|Clouds/Mist |Mystery or sacred | |

|Lightning |Intuition, inspiration | |

|Tree |Where we learn, tree of life or knowledge | |

|Forest |Evil, lost, fear | |

|Object Archetypes | |

|Shadow |Our dark side, evil | |

|Mask |Concealment | |

|Bridge |Change, transformation | |

|Feet |Stability, freedom | |

|Skeleton |Morality (life and death) | |

|Heart |Love, emotions | |

|Summary – In your own words and in complete sentences, write a 3 – 4 sentence summary paragraph. |

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