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 …

…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.