Epic Hero vs Romantic Hero
By: Kendall Edmonds
Characteristics of the Epic Hero?
- An epic hero is from history, a myth, or a legend.
- Epic heros do not have godlike powers, but are smarter, braver, and stronger than the average person.
-The epic hero is usually on a quest or journey.
- The trials this hero faces change him in ways that reflect the morals and values of the society from which he came.
Characteristics of the Romantic Hero?
-They could either be recluse or maybe obsessed with a lost love.
-Most romantic hero are on either a physical journey or a emotional/spiritual one.
-Most of these hero journeys begin with tryin to fulfill a personal goal, but often ends up serving others in someway.
-They are often innocent, but intuitive.
Video Clip Examples of Epic Heros
Video Clip Examples of Romantic Heros
Responce
The differences between romantic and epic heroes is that epic heros are usually praised by society. While on the other hand romantic heros are usually rejected by society. Epic heros are also larger than life people. Romantic heros are usually people that you can know in your day to day life. The similarities between the two are that both of these types of heros are on some sort of journey/quest. This could be spiritual, emotional, or a physical journey. Another similarity is that both of these heroes are symbols of hope and progress. The need for romantic hero's is very important. Romantic heros give people in society a realistic person to look up to. It's hard to look up to an epic heroes because most people can't relate to them, but this is the opposite for a romantic hero. There are also a lot more romantic heroes in society.
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