For a story to be a tragedy it has to follow the principles set by Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, or those of Arthur Miller who is a twentieth century playwright. A tragedy, in Aristotle's view, usually concerns the fall of an individual whose character is good but not perfect and his misfortunes are brought about by the tragic flaw. This flaw is the part of the character that personifies him as being tragic. Miller uses …showed first 75 words of 839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 839 total…Antigone.         Clearly, then, all of these stories represent a great example of tragedy. They follow the rules preset by Aristotle and also the rules of Arthur Miller. We have sympathy for the protagonist in each play but at the same time we know that their down fall is brought about by their own ignorance. Even though the character is tragic he is also a great man because they suffer for the well being of others.