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The crucible (Tragic Hero (Hero (a person who faces adversity, or…
The crucible
Tragic Hero
Hero
a person who faces adversity, or demonstrate courage, in the face of danger
A person who must evoke a sense of pity and fear in the audience. He is considered a man of misfortune that comes to him through error of judgement. - Aristotle
Tragic
the hero confronts his downfall whether due to fate, or by his own mistake, or any other social reason
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Nemesis
a punishment that the protagonist cannot avoid, usually occurring as a result of his hubris
Catharsis
feelings of pity and fear felt by the audience, for the inevitable downfall of the protagonist.
The purpose of a tragic hero is to evoke sad emotions, such as pity and fear, which makes the audience experience catharsis, relieving them of their pent up emotions
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purges the audiences of those emotions, to transform them into good human beings and good citizens
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differences
Catharsis
Some people, especially feminists say that they can't feel pity to John Proctor since he was guilty once, and was not forgiven by Elizabeth until the death.
Lesson
John dies because he did not confess as he protected his wife, however, there is no lesson we can get from john, even though there is a lesson from the whole story that how lies can affect other people's lives.
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Perepeteia
He always has conflicts, there is no reversal of fate
Similarities
Anagnorisis
Abigail tells him that they were just dancing in the forest, and girls was fainted because they were shocked that Parris found them.
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