Comparison of Tragedies written by Miller and Aristotle
Title: Comparison of Tragedies written by Miller and Aristotle
Category: Literature
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Comparison of Tragedies written by Miller and Aristotle
For a story to be a tragedy it has to follow the principles set
by Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, or those of Arthur Miller
who is a twentieth century playwright. A tragedy, in Aristotle's
view, usually concerns the fall of an individual whose character is
good but not perfect and his misfortunes are brought about by the
tragic flaw. This flaw is the part of the character that personifies
him as being tragic. Miller uses …showed first 75 words of 847 total…
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Clearly, then, all of these stories represent a great example
of tragedy. They follow the rules preset by Aristotle and also the
rules of Arthur Miller. We have sympathy for the protagonist in
each play but at the same time we know that their down fall is
brought about by their own ignorance. Even though the character
is tragic he is also a great man because they suffer for the well
being of others.
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