The Crucible
A tragic hero is defined as a character who makes a judgement error, or has a fatal flaw that leads to his or her destruction. Tragic heros are typically honored and respected, but once they’ve made their error, they are greatly judged by the surrounding people and their peers. Following the hero’s downfall, they receive pity and sympathy from their community and family and it becomes hard for them to forgive themselves, and gain back the forgiveness from others. Tragic heros make the right decisions to overcome their tragic flaws. How heros overcome their flaws is greatly based on the characters motivations and goals, and how they will be forgiven.
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor qualifies as a tragic hero because in his very small community in Salem, he is very well known and respected. He is turned to when people started being accused of witchcraft at the start of the play, and is thought to be able to put an end to the conflict of the Salem witch trials. During the witch trials, his affair with Abigail Williams was often brought up in court, and for a majority of the trials, he denies the fact that he committed the crime of adultery and he denies the accusations of all of the …show more content…
But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of my mind. We never touched, Abby” (Miller 22).He also proves himself good when he finally admits the affair to the court. He knows that he can no longer have any relationship with Abby, and he realized that it never should have happened in the first place. Ever since the affair, Elizabeth and John were very distant, and things began to be uncomfortable and awkward between them. John does everything he can to please Elizabeth, but she can’t seem to forgive him. He found the pride in himself, and had the courage to end him and Abbys’ relationship
A tragic hero is defined as a character who makes a judgement error, or has a fatal flaw that leads to his or her destruction. Tragic heros are typically honored and respected, but once they’ve made their error, they are greatly judged by the surrounding people and their peers. Following the hero’s downfall, they receive pity and sympathy from their community and family and it becomes hard for them to forgive themselves, and gain back the forgiveness from others. Tragic heros make the right decisions to overcome their tragic flaws. How heros overcome their flaws is greatly based on the characters motivations and goals, and how they will be forgiven.
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor qualifies as a tragic hero because in his very small community in Salem, he is very well known and respected. He is turned to when people started being accused of witchcraft at the start of the play, and is thought to be able to put an end to the conflict of the Salem witch trials. During the witch trials, his affair with Abigail Williams was often brought up in court, and for a majority of the trials, he denies the fact that he committed the crime of adultery and he denies the accusations of all of the …show more content…
But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of my mind. We never touched, Abby” (Miller 22).He also proves himself good when he finally admits the affair to the court. He knows that he can no longer have any relationship with Abby, and he realized that it never should have happened in the first place. Ever since the affair, Elizabeth and John were very distant, and things began to be uncomfortable and awkward between them. John does everything he can to please Elizabeth, but she can’t seem to forgive him. He found the pride in himself, and had the courage to end him and Abbys’ relationship