famous philosopher Aristotle defines a tragic hero as “The change in the hero’s fortunes be not from misery to happiness‚ but on the contrary‚ from happiness to misery‚ and the cause of it must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part.” Arthur Miller constructs The Crucible to be a never ending tragic spiral leading to many peoples death which creates several by- products of destruction to everyone in the town of Salem. John Proctor can be labeled as one of the protagonist in
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are many different definitions of a tragic hero. Aristotle claimed "The tragic hero evokes our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a mixture of both. The tragic hero evokes our pity because he is not evil and his misfortune is greater than he deserves‚ and he evokes our fear because we realize we are fallible and could make the same error." (www.killdevilhill.com) Another definition describes an archetypal tragic hero as having six distinct characteristics. They
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John Proctor: Tragic Hero or Pompous Malefactor? According to Aristotle‚ a classic tragic hero must meet the following six criteria: nobility (of noble birth) or (wisdom by virtue of birth)‚ hamartia (a flaw or error of judgment)‚ peripeteia (a reversal of fortune‚ brought on by the hero’s hamartia)‚ anagnorisis (the discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own actions)‚ the audience must feel dramatic irony for the character‚ and the character’s fate must be greater
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Bennett 1 Travis Bennett Miss Rice English 10 T/A 1 June 2012 The Life of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was a famous playwright and poet. He is most famous for his tragedy called “Romeo and Juliet”. Many students across the United States read or watch this play still today. Shakespeare lived a very unique life. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26‚ 1564 (William 322). No one is absolutely sure when he was actually born. It is guessed that he was born on April 23‚ 1564 since
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Jean Lin Ms. Kasababian Language Arts Honors 30 November 2012 Abortion In 2008‚ twelve women taking resident in the U.S. died due to legal abortions performed during the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Abortion should be available to all females living in the United States‚ but must be a legal citizen to have late abortions‚ which are during the second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Abortion is a right that women have‚ and the Fourth Amendment “Search and Seizure” supports
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Character Analysis Act 1- John Proctor How believable does he come across? John Proctor is probably the main character of this play. He enters shortly after Mary‚ Abigail and Mercy discuss the happenings of the night before. He is a very upright character‚ although has committed an awful sin despite this. He had an affair with Abigail Williams‚ who is only 17. He is ashamed of this‚ and clearly shows that he does not want to repeat such an incident in the future. “Put it out of mind‚ Abby” (page
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Overall‚ John Proctor is a good man. Even though he went against his beliefs and cheated on his wife‚ he knows that it was wrong and decides to end the affair. He overtly tells Abigail that it is over. He admits that he still thinks about her now and again‚ but he states that he will “cut his hand off before he reaches out for her again” (Miller‚ 1953/p. 1246). This was his first step to make the situation right. He truly regrets his affair with her. Abigail gets angry that he will not be with her
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John Proctor is an honest‚ hardworking‚ good man except for his one flaw that became a downfall for him and other accused “witches” living in Salem. His lust for Abigail that led to an affair created jealousy towards his wife Elizabeth‚ and resulted in Abigail spreading lies and causing witch hysteria to arise. After the trials began‚ John realized that he could out Abigail and make everyone see her for what she was (a liar) and put an end to many innocent deaths by confessing to his adultery and
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I justify that the protagonist is John Proctor‚ the “Manly man” who had an affair on his wife and instead of coming clean he produces a scary moment in Salem’s history. Abigail Williams is the girl which has had John‚ after the affair she is driven by a crazy mind to get with John‚ she resorts to witchcraft and gives her own blood to give John’s wife to be with John. When John finds out about the attempt on his wife’s life‚ that his character turns into the good‚ loving husband‚ the town thinks he
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Honorable...Ashamed...Respected...All of these words can be used to describe John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor‚ one of the main characters‚ is faced with a variety of challenges. The most extreme test that he must face is to admit to a crime that ultimately leads to his death. At one time he was looked up to in the town of Salem‚ however when a situation arises‚ John Proctor must fight his conscience. He is motivated and tested to tell the truth even though it ruined his
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