Tragic Hero

Tragedy affects people in all different ways, for some it can cause dramatic changes in their lives. Arthur Miller, the author of “The Crucible” believes that a tragic hero is a person who stands up for their own personal dignity and goes against the crowd. In the play John proctor is a tragic hero. His actions show that when a person is being pushed to their limit, it causes them to change their personality from a passive person to an assertive person. In turn, this can be seen as a good thing…

virtuous one. Macbeth possesses four qualities of a tragic hero--extraordinary talents(well known to many), suffering a reversal of fortune, recognizing the consequences of their actions, and a tragic flaw which is overconfidence that leads him to downfall. Based on these character traits, Macbeth can be compared and contrasted to Allen Iverson, who is one of the greatest players in NBA. However, Iverson’s imperfection causes him becoming a tragic hero who shares the same characteristics with…

his claim on tragic collisions: stating that there isn't a tragic hero, only a collision between two who are equally right in their own standards. Antigone and Creon both had justified views in this play written by Sophocles— Antigone focusing more of lawful ethics and the Creon based more on family morals. This does, indeed, support Hegel's theory of a tragic collision, but only to an extent to where the two collide. Hegel's claim is, however, not right in saying they aren't tragic heroes.…

For Aylmer, his hubris or lack of insight is due to pride in his abilities (Wheeler 2). Aylmer became the major tragic flaws because he is too caught up in the physical flaw, which he doesn’t see the real beauty in Georgina, and by trying to fix the flaw he ends up killing her, though he does not realize he has done something wrong until it was too late to be reversed…

no sub-plots and take up roughly twenty-four hours (Gregory 396). Arthur Miller picks and chooses which characteristics to use, forming a modern tragic hero of sorts. Willy Loman is not a man of power or wealth; he cannot afford to pay off living expenses and occupies a profession where he is no longer respected, yet holds the similar trait of tragic heroes of being a product fate. In Death of a Salesman, Willy does not fall from power, but has the vail of the American dream pulled from his…

In Scotland during the medieval ages, a story is created by William Shakespeare about a great warrior that turns to a tragic end. The great warrior is named Macbeth and he leads himself down a horrible and distraught road. Although, there are factors that influence him into the same road. These factors are Lady Macbeth and the witches, both of them make him think of thoughts that his hubris makes up his mind for him. Macbeth his this big hubris because he made a name for himself by being one of…

Othello may be a hero but he gets fooled like a villain. In Othello, Othello is what you would call a "tragic hero." What I mean by that is he may be seen as something that brings hope and goodness but his challenges and his own jealousy bring him at his fall. One of his many challenges is not something but someone.The one and only manipulative Iago. Iago is the key villain in this story; he twists peoples minds with his words. Even though Othello does not know he is being fooled, us being the…

Greek Literature usually has a tragic ending in which the protagonist commits errors that leads them to an unfortunate end. The story of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles resembles an Aristotelian tragic hero. The character represented by Oedipus shows the flaws that lead him to misfortune. It is not something to rely on a higher power for, but a responsibility this “tragic hero” has no choice but to persevere through hardship and endure the tragedy of his life. Oedipus was a proud, confident man and…

Aristotle states that a tragic hero must not be the most flawless human being in the world. Like Superman, they have one fatal weakness or character flaw that leads to their unfortunate death or downfall. Put against this standard, Hamlet is a neat fit for this definition of a tragic hero. His burning sense for revenge obviously got the better of him as he isolated himself from the people who cared about…

John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The downfall of John in the play is due to a human flaw, which largely qualifies him as a tragic hero. John is a respectable farmer, who has a high social status .The tragic flaw was the physical attraction he had towards Abigail Williams, yet he had a wife. His wife realizes his husband’s acts of adultery and gets jealous. Proctor knows that he has the option to confess the deed. However, his pride comes in his way and he is…