Low Mimetic Tragedy

Low mimetic tragedy is one in which the hero is like the audience and is isolated from a group or society. The hero being like the audience, makes the audience feel pathos. This means that the audience feels what the hero is feeling, basically. When the hero is ostracized or isolated it is usually because of some sort of misunderstanding on the hero's part about what is real and unreal. It really reminds me of Don Quixote when he's trying to kill the "giants"! I am not sure what box in our chart Don Quixote fits into, but I think that his character fits into this category. I do know that Frankenstein by Mary Shelley would fit into this category. In the book, Frankenstein becomes obsessed with trying to create life, which drives him from his family and friends. While extinguishing one fire, Frankenstein started another one... an obsession with killing the beast he had created. This drove Dr. Frankenstein from society, his family and friends, and also made him miserable inside. We also feel pathos for the monster himself because he only wants the same comforts and joys that every other human is entitled to, like a wife and family. This evokes emotion in the audience because we all know what it is like to be alone or at least feel lonely... I think.

Here is a link to pathos on Wiki if you just do not get it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathos