1) What is a tragedy?  An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe'

2) How is Life is Beautiful a tragedy? Because the event caused great suffering and pain to peoples lives

3) Could it also be a comedy? Yes it could but not much

4) What is a villain? What is a hero? What is a victim? Give examples of each both from real life and from fiction.

A hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired for courage or noble qualities, A Victim is a person guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness, A Villain is a person guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness

Hero- Harry Potter

Villain- Voldemort

Victim- Draco Malfoy

5) Who are the villains, victims and heroes? 

Hero- Guido

Villain- Nazi's

Victim- Joshua

6) What value do each of these characters play in the movie? What role do they play in the plot? What role do they play in connecting the movie to history? What role do they play in evoking a reaction from the audience? (List the important characters in the movie and label them as either villains or heroes. Then, in dot points, list the important role they play in regards to plot, history, and to the audience.)

Guido- Guido is the father of Joshua and because he is Jewish he was sent to the concentration camp. Guido's role throughout the whole story is to protect his family while they are captured by the Nazis. He uses courage and bravery throughout the story and in the end he sacrifices his life to save his only son Joshua.