In Arthur Miller’s essay, “Tragedy and the Common Man”, he states that the common man is just as fit for tragedy, as are the higher classed. Tragedy isn’t just for kings, queens, and gods, but also for regular humans. A tragic hero is anyone who is willing to lay down their life for their personal dignity. Sometimes tragedy is trying to regain dignity, or obtain it for the first time. The tragic hero always has a “tragic flaw”. This flaw is a crack in the surface of the hero’s dignity, their rightfully deserved dignity. I agree with Miller’s claim. We are all fit for tragedy. There are many people who have had tragedy and were persecuted or killed for what they believed in. The Holocaust is an example where millions of people died
