A True Tragic Hero CrucibleA

A True Tragic Hero? According to Webster’s New Standard Dictionary of the English Language, the definition of a hero is “a man of distinguished bravery; a principal figure in a story”. (127) A tragic hero is a hero of a tragedy, more specifically a person who either dies in the story or is defeated in a struggle with evil. The hero’s downfall is usually brought upon his or herself by an error in judgment …showed first 75 words of 1113 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1113 total…himself, blackening his name did no good for him. John stood up for the innocent people that were wrongly accused. John Proctor is as true a tragic hero as they come. Works Cited Anderson, Robert, et al. Elements of Literature: Fifth Course. US; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1993. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, New York; Penguin Books. 1976. Webster’s New Standard Dictionary of the English Language. New York, New York; PMC Publishing Company, Inc. 1995.