VII. Topic Sentence: Tragedy, an element missing from modern society, it is misunderstood and misused. Tragedy does not have to be bad, nor does the tragic flaw have to be a flaw. Rather, tragedy should make us feel sympathy towards the character, and make us afraid to suffer the same fate. In order to provoke sympathy, the character must suffer an undeserved punishment, earned by their response to a problem. In the piece, Miller uses strong diction, allegory to convey his intended message to the audience.
A. In Tragedy and the Common Man, Arthur Miller reflects upon opinion of the common man being capable of experiencing great tragedy as much queens and kings.
1. Miller states, 'in this age few tragedies are written' (Miller 1). He argues …show more content…
b) The flaw shouldn’t depend on the devastation of his surroundings, but instead his relations to others, and how that can affect everything
A. Miller questions the legitimacy of the classical concepts of tragedy and tragic hero, that was formerly derived from Aristotle, as the descend of a man of high rank or of great importance.
1. According to Miller, the quality of the “tragic flaw” causes every tragic hero to fall. He continues to state that a flaw isn’t really a disadvantage. The flaw, which is really the character’s reluctance to stay passive in a test to his dignity, causes every tragic hero to fall as a result. (Miller 1)
a) He doesn’t sugar coat the struggles of people in the world. Instead, his characters are always given up as sacrifices in order to teach audiences about challenges, hysteria, lies, hardships, pain, and fear.
b) As the characters navigate through their lives, the audience has the ability to feel and relate for them honestly.
2. Arthur Miller repeats that there is an evident “misconception of tragedy”(Miller1) and tragic hero, it’s an individual who makes a judgment error that leads to their own …show more content…
Sometimes the tragic hero is one who has been cast out from society. Arthur Miller perfectly exemplifies Tragedy and the Common Man in his play, Death of a Salesman.
c) Willy Loman, the main character, is exemplified as a tragic hero and a common man.
d) Miller wants us to be aware that everybody is one their own journey, a quest for humanity, not just the characters in different types of literature.
2. Willy tried to be successful throughout his whole life, even when he was financially unstable, not making enough money to support his family. Because his sons have failed in his eyes, he feels as if “he failed as a father and in his own life (Florman and Kestler).
a) Willy was not able to achieve the “American Dream”, but he tried to provide that same perseverance in his children, and when their careers didn’t turn out very successful, Willy took the blame.
b) Willy is mainly a tragic hero because his life ended tragically, with his suicide, but he was also a hero because he died in order for his family to be financially stable.
E. In conclusion, Miller’s Tragedy and the Common Man, he the use a strong tone, imagery, parallelism, and clarifying diction to convey his reflections and opinions that are used in order for the audience to have a better perception and understanding of the meaning of his
A. In Tragedy and the Common Man, Arthur Miller reflects upon opinion of the common man being capable of experiencing great tragedy as much queens and kings.
1. Miller states, 'in this age few tragedies are written' (Miller 1). He argues …show more content…
b) The flaw shouldn’t depend on the devastation of his surroundings, but instead his relations to others, and how that can affect everything
A. Miller questions the legitimacy of the classical concepts of tragedy and tragic hero, that was formerly derived from Aristotle, as the descend of a man of high rank or of great importance.
1. According to Miller, the quality of the “tragic flaw” causes every tragic hero to fall. He continues to state that a flaw isn’t really a disadvantage. The flaw, which is really the character’s reluctance to stay passive in a test to his dignity, causes every tragic hero to fall as a result. (Miller 1)
a) He doesn’t sugar coat the struggles of people in the world. Instead, his characters are always given up as sacrifices in order to teach audiences about challenges, hysteria, lies, hardships, pain, and fear.
b) As the characters navigate through their lives, the audience has the ability to feel and relate for them honestly.
2. Arthur Miller repeats that there is an evident “misconception of tragedy”(Miller1) and tragic hero, it’s an individual who makes a judgment error that leads to their own …show more content…
Sometimes the tragic hero is one who has been cast out from society. Arthur Miller perfectly exemplifies Tragedy and the Common Man in his play, Death of a Salesman.
c) Willy Loman, the main character, is exemplified as a tragic hero and a common man.
d) Miller wants us to be aware that everybody is one their own journey, a quest for humanity, not just the characters in different types of literature.
2. Willy tried to be successful throughout his whole life, even when he was financially unstable, not making enough money to support his family. Because his sons have failed in his eyes, he feels as if “he failed as a father and in his own life (Florman and Kestler).
a) Willy was not able to achieve the “American Dream”, but he tried to provide that same perseverance in his children, and when their careers didn’t turn out very successful, Willy took the blame.
b) Willy is mainly a tragic hero because his life ended tragically, with his suicide, but he was also a hero because he died in order for his family to be financially stable.
E. In conclusion, Miller’s Tragedy and the Common Man, he the use a strong tone, imagery, parallelism, and clarifying diction to convey his reflections and opinions that are used in order for the audience to have a better perception and understanding of the meaning of his