Mrs Wright As A Tragic Hero Essay

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In the play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell; the character Mrs. Wright can be described as a “tragic hero”. A tragic hero, according to Dictionary.com is “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat”. I agree with this because the character went far as killing her own husband to save herself from an ongoing depression and abusive relationship. The main character is a tragic hero because Mrs. Wright herself had a tragic flaw in character, her depression. There was also a tragic flaw due to fate because of the characters' isolation by the harsh winter. There was finally another tragic flaw due to fate because of Mrs. Write’s abusive husband. In the play “Trifles” Mrs. Wright is described

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