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A Modern Tragedy
A form of drama in which a person of superior
intelligence and character is overcome by the very obstacles he/she is
struggling to remove defines a tragedy as most people know it. However, tragedy
can reflect another aspect of life: the tragedies of the common people. Heroic
behavior in these instances may at times be impossible. We expect, from reading
the first tragedies, that only kings or nobility can be tragic heroes. Arthur
Miller himself said, "I believe that the common man is as apt a subject for
tragedy in its highest sense as kings were[The same characteristics] which were
enacted by royal beingsapply to everyone in similar emotional situations."
Death of a Salesman can be defined as a tragedy, with Willy Loman as the
tragic hero. Willy Loman has a tragic flaw characteristic of all tragic heroes,
however, it is not "necessarily a weakness." Willy has a lot of dignity, and he
is unwilling "to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a
challenge to his dignity, his image of his rightful status." His tragic flaw
leads to his demise.
A tragic hero begins with a purpose, falls on hard
times, but, in the end, gains a better perception. This perfectly describes
Willy. Willy's initial purpose is to maintain his dignity by pretending in front
of his family and not accepting a job that he believes would lower his position.
He obviously falls on hard times: he loses his job, his sons are lazy bums, Biff
is a thief, he constantly relives his mistakes, and Biff resents his dad because
of something that happened years ago. All of these are evidence of the hard
times he is having in his life. After a confrontation with Biff, which occurred
because of Linda's insistence, Willy gains a better perception of his life. Or,
at least, he thinks he does. Willy believes that, by committing suicide, he can
gain dignity in the eyes of his family. By doing this, they can live off the
insurance money, and he will finally have been able to provide for them. Even
though this is a twisted perception, Willy thinks he has finally discovered an
answer to his misery. This chain of events is the framework for a tragedy and a
tragic hero.
Willy's tragic error was his pride, or dignity. Because of his
dignity, he suffered greatly. In the end, he realized his error to an extent and
believed he could correct it through his own death. His suicide, typical of many
tragic heroes, ended this tragedy of a common man.
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