Tragedy defined by Arthur Miller: Othello and Willy Loman

"Tragedy and the Common Man" written by Arthur Miller defines what he feels is a tragedy. There are several different characteristics that Miller feels defines a tragic figure. One is that the main character does whatever he has to do to secure his personal sense of dignity. Another key part of a tragedy is the "tragic flaw" that the main character has. When the character recognizes his tragic flaw, he tries to overcome it, and …

…the true after losing everything, including his status, he killed himself. His tragic flaw had lead to his downfall. Both characters Othello and Willy Loman are tragic figures. The tragic flaw that they have lived with their whole life both lead to the same fate. When it was too late, and they both lost everything important to them, they chose to suicide. Both characters tried to recover their personal sense of dignity but neither could.