Tragic Flaw Essay

A Tragic Hero would be a superior term for John Proctor, the protagonist of the play The Crucible. Arthur Miller states, that a tragic hero is a normal man with blame, one that prompts his own particular sad destruction. In The Crucible, John Proctor is a typical man and his plummet (or destruction) mixes a feeling of pity and distress; it is appalling, which is the reason he fits the parameters of a tragic hero put forward by Arthur Miller. The way that John Proctor was not some high power or…

Oedipus. He was considered a strong, brave, and seemingly intelligent king by the ancient people of Thebes. Although this tragic hero had a multitude of good qualities, Oedipus had quite a few negative traits that led to his tragic end. His imperfections were such that they caused his inner blindness. They ultimately led to the demise of his family and of himself. The two flaws that most impacted his fall from glory, as well as his status as a static character, were Oedipus’ hubris and quick…

Despite the fact that Willy Loman may not exemplify the tragic hero due to his lack of success and stature, Death of a Salesman should be considered a tragedy as it succeeds in crafting a narrative that is centralized around the dangers of ambition, illustrated through the cautionary tale of the fall of Willy Loman, who falls to Earth from his lofty dreams, and in the process tears his life to pieces. It is difficult to proclaim Willy a typical tragic hero; he is anything but that. Willy can’t…

It is good to have an end to journey toward, and in the end the experiences within the journey itself are equally as important, as such ventures can induce some form of self-transformation. Journeys, Year 11 students, are amongst the very few things in life that is completely unavoidable. Every single person in this room has embarked on a journey, whether it be a journey to senior schooling, or even a journey to self-discovery; everyone has at least once experienced the impacts journeys may…

who fall from their greatness to their ruin, this normal man fall from his very ordinary position and state, so he was in a bad condition and by his flaw go to a worst one (Helterman 29). Willy’s tragedy could be predicted from his outrage influenced by false and wrong values which lead him to destroying decisions which also lead him to his tragic flaw that’s his preoccupation with his falsie dreams. Miller perfectly makes use of his protagonist’s feelings, especially the two contradictions…

An epic poem features heroic deeds and a character (typically considered a hero) that has a character flaw that is typically resolved by the end of the poem. In the epic poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, the hero, Gilgamesh goes on a journey in which he begins to find himself. In order for Gilgamesh to find himself, he had to go through a tragic event which made him realize that he needed to change. The search for immorality is one of the main tops that this epic poem expresses. Immortality is having…

Othello’s Tragic Being. Fitting into a mold? Shakespeare being one of the greatest writers of all time decided to take to tragedy to be his signature method of speaking his stories. Accordingly, his playwright Othello classifies itself as a tragedy and contains a tragic hero whom the story is named after. The aforementioned title character Othello contributes to the element of tragedy by being the tragic hero himself. Albeit there is no pretty ending for him, he is the protagonist who meets his…

a character allow the readers to relate to him because none of us are perfect. Furthermore, it is easier to relate to a character who feels more vuanable, more human. To put it in more simple terms, people relate more with David than Goliath. A key flaw of Hamlet that people can see in themselves is his inherent selfishness. As the play progresses, there is a clear shift in Hamlet’s intentions for killing Claudius. While it may begin as an attempt at justice, his vengeance becomes self serving.…

“Maybe our mistakes are what makes our fate.” -Carrie Bradshaw. Throughout reading The Crucible, flaws within each character, and the actions they made based upon those inner flaws, eventually lead to their “downfall”. John Proctor was a highly respected man in the community of Salem, as well as by himself. John Proctor presented himself in the guise of a happy and put together man, hiding his imperfections and weaknesses from the rest of the community at all costs. By the end of the play, John…

In “The Sophoclean Hero and Aristotle,” Aristotle states that the tragic hero is always subjected to “hamartia” or a tragic flaws. According to Aristotle in the Sophoclean Hero and Aristotle's, “...Hamartia... ‘to miss the mark" (as in archery), ‘to fail in one's purpose’, ‘to make a mistake’...”and Pentheus and Oedipus mistake is that they are too proud of themselves. In Oedipus Rex By Sophocles and The Bacchae by Euripides, Oedipus and and Pentheus respectively have excessive pride…