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Tragedy

Tragedy. Arthur Miller. Melodrama & Pathos (not enough to be tragedy). -External conflict between people, typically ending in violence -Mere sadness, sympathy, and identification -Accidental death Ex: A piano falls on someone causing them to perish.

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Tragedy

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  1. Tragedy Arthur Miller

  2. Melodrama & Pathos (not enough to be tragedy) -External conflict between people, typically ending in violence -Mere sadness, sympathy, and identification -Accidental death Ex: A piano falls on someone causing them to perish. -No lesson on human nature and human potential

  3. The Rungs of the LadderTRAGEDY ME LODRAMA P A T H E T I C • Portrays man’s STRUGGLE for HAPPINESS • HOPE – we will learn (believable) • Shows us RIGHT way of living – shows us what the character MIGHT have become • Evoke FEELINGS – sadness, sympathy, identification, fear…BUT also KNOWLEDGE, Enlightenment • INTERNAL CONFLICT- man vs. self (why he almost did not act) • CONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE – person vs. person Characters are wholly realized

  4. Tragic Hero • One who tries, but fails to gain his rightful place in the world. • Misses accomplishing his “joy” – the promise of right living.

  5. Tragic Flaw • The protagonist(s) possess a tragic flaw; A fault in his or her character that lead to his or her demise or downfall or the downfall of others. ex: Romeo is ruled too heavily by his emotions making him hasty and brash. This results in his choice to obtain poison and take his own life.

  6. Is The Crucible a Tragedy? Review the “rungs” in the ladder and see if you believe that this text fits with A. Miller’s definition of tragedy.

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