“Who is the tragic Hero?” A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his own destruction as Arthur Miller in The Crucible illustrates the characteristics of the tragic hero in Reverend Hale who thinks himself as a superior messenger of the Lord in Salem. Hale is the tragic hero of The Crucible and is being a savior for the people in Salem. Though, He is friendly and respected with everyone upon his arrival in Salem. Hale also believes he is the right person to overcome the cruse of witchcraft trials, therefore, Miller warns against the danger of the superiority as he establishes Reverend Hale as the tragic hero of the Crucible.
First, Reverend Hale is introduced as honorable and the superior philosophical teacher of witchcraft in …show more content…
As he adds,” I have signed 72 death warrants. I am a minister of the Lord. I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of the conscious may doubt it.” (92) he has begging that no one should be hanged until there would not be any solid proof and he realizes that he is leading the people of Salem towards the wrong direction. In addition, he implies, “it is a natural lie to tell, I beg you to stop now before another is condemned I may shut my conscious to it no more private vengeance, is working through this testimony.” (105) he is trying to convince the judge that there does not exist anything by the name of witchcraft, so he wants to stop killing the innocent people.
The dominance of the tragic hero led to risk the life of the innocent people though his aim was saving them all from the witchcraft and being nobleman among the Salem community. As a result, sometimes for us as a supreme creature it is hard to understand ourselves and go beyond what is excepted, which is going to be harmful for everyone. Let us be what we are, and proof what we have to
First, Reverend Hale is introduced as honorable and the superior philosophical teacher of witchcraft in …show more content…
As he adds,” I have signed 72 death warrants. I am a minister of the Lord. I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of the conscious may doubt it.” (92) he has begging that no one should be hanged until there would not be any solid proof and he realizes that he is leading the people of Salem towards the wrong direction. In addition, he implies, “it is a natural lie to tell, I beg you to stop now before another is condemned I may shut my conscious to it no more private vengeance, is working through this testimony.” (105) he is trying to convince the judge that there does not exist anything by the name of witchcraft, so he wants to stop killing the innocent people.
The dominance of the tragic hero led to risk the life of the innocent people though his aim was saving them all from the witchcraft and being nobleman among the Salem community. As a result, sometimes for us as a supreme creature it is hard to understand ourselves and go beyond what is excepted, which is going to be harmful for everyone. Let us be what we are, and proof what we have to