Hero's Journey and Character Archetypes

Distance Learning lesson on the Hero's Journey and Character Archetypes. Featuring clips from Harry Potter (2001), Lego Movie (2014), and Shrek (2001).

This lesson includes a recap on the Hero's Journey based on the movie Shrek, and an analysis of the 8 Character Archetypes from feature films.

The archetypes mentioned here are: The Hero (Protagonist), The Shadow (Villain), the Mentor, the Herald, the Allies, the Threshold Guardians, the Shapeshifter, and the Trickster. There are several variations on this theory, but I chose these to simplify the lesson. For further reading on this topic, you can view articles like:
http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/the-hero-journey-mythic-structure-of-joseph-campbell-monomyth.html
Vogler, Christopher (1992). The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters. Studio City, CA.: Michael Wiese Productions
https://online.pointpark.edu/screenwriting/archetypal-characters-heros-journey/
https://mythcreants.com/blog/the-eight-character-archetypes-of-the-heros-journey/

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