Arthur Miller, a well-known and beloved twentieth century playwright, believed that dramatic theater could feature a tragic hero who needn't be rich and/or powerful, as was the traditional structure for theatrical tragedy. ... In Euripedes' play "Medea," the main character backs up Miller's idea of a common man representing the plight of a tragic hero. ... The only characteristic Miller believes each tragic hero should have is for the character to be willing to "lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing - his sense of personal dignity" (Miller). ... The tragic hero...

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In Greek theatre, the famous playwright, Aristotle defines tragedy to be reserved for an individual of noble stature. ... However, in modern theatre, playwrights such as Arthur Miller, believe tragedy applies not only to the nobility but also to the common people. In Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, he takes a low position family and exposes the idea of tragic heroes through the fatal flaws of Willy and Biff Loman. ... Like Arthur Miller once said, "An ideal tragic hero is intent upon claiming his whole due as a personality," and having to contend with his or her tragic flaw, "demonstr...

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. ... Modern playwrights argue that such depiction is nearer to life as our life is a mixture of good and bad fortunes. ... Death of a Salesman In Miller's rendition of a tragedy, we see a much different kind of tragic protagonist. ... Arthur Miller's describes how Willy is a tragic hero in a modern sense in his "Tragedy of the Common Man". ...

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