2007-11-29 07:15:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, he is.
2007-12-03 00:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
John Proctor is the tragic hero as he has many positive traits about him, such as his noble characteristics and his honourable and righteous qualities. He however also had a darker side to his otherwise pure nature, his affair with Abigail Williams, leading to his eventual fatal downfall and the downfall of others as a result of one action. However, he was very willing to at least reverse the effects of his actions to save others around him, even if it meant he had to die for it. The more shocking reality is that these events were factual, which just further fuels the tragedy of the play, especially towards John Proctor.
2016-05-26 22:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A classic tragic hero, according to Aristotle, has to meet the following six criteria:
1. Nobility (of a noble birth) or [wisdom] (by virtue of birth) - was Proctor high-born or of high social status?
2. Hamartia (translated as flaw or error of judgment) - did Proctor make a single, grave, overwhelming error in judgment (think Othello trusting Iago instead of Desdemona)?
3. A reversal of fortune(peripeteia) brought about because of the hero's hamartia.
4. The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero's own actions (anagnorisis) - did Proctor bring his bad fortune upon himself?
5. The audience must feel dramatic irony for the character - do we recognize ahead of time that Proctor's behavior is going to lead, ironically, to his own misfortune, while Proctor is unconscious of it?
6. The character's fate must be greater than deserved - does Proctor's punishment far exceed his "crimes"?
If you can answer all of these questions in the affirmative, then yes - he's a classic tragic hero. The key point is that a tragic hero is, although unknowingly, completely responsible for his fate - he brings it upon himself through his own misjudgment.
2007-11-29 07:21:27 · answer #3 · answered by truefirstedition 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The classic definition of a tragic hero (paraphrased somewhat from Aristotle's Poetics) is "a basically good, noble person with a tragic flaw." So just think how John Proctor is bascially good and even noble, and what his tragic flaw (a weakness of character that destroys him and may pull innocent people down with him) is.
2007-11-29 07:24:21 · answer #4 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because he is not at fault but doesn't want to see his family get hurt.
2007-11-29 07:20:11 · answer #5 · answered by DAR76 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he has hubris.
2007-11-29 09:50:04 · answer #6 · answered by Harold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋