1. What is the hamartia (tragic flaw) in William Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark)? What is the function of the tragic flaw in a tragedy?
2. Give two instances of hubris in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. How does hubris work with hamartia in this novel?
3. Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis: let's suppose for a moment that Gregor Samsa's transformation is actually a dream. Using Freud's concepts of ID, EGO, and SUPEREGO, explain how his metamorphosis into a vermin can be considered an instance of ID.
4. Write down two quotations from Thomas Mann's Death in Venice that reflect the manifestations of ID and SUPEREGO in Gustav Aschenbach's life. Be specific about which quotation reflects ID and SUPEREGO.