What seems incomprehensible to reason is why God, an almighty and good being, would let Satan freely oppress Job, an innocent man. Despite the loss of his livestock and children, Job still displayed confidence in God’s will even though his gracious creator had let him suffer for no apparent reason. Disappointed and beaten, Satan, requests God to let him test Job once more. To let Job suffer in the first place seems unrighteous, however, God allows him to be tested again, even though Job still remained faithful to God after losing his children and means of living. In his second trial, huge and painful sores spread over Job’s body, but he continues to be loyal to God, in spite of his own wife suggesting to curse God for his suffering.
Job 4: 7-21 is taken from Eliphaz’s speech to Job. After undergoing immense suffering for no apparent reason, Job curses his life and birth and seeks comfort from his friends. Although Job is a good and holy man, Eliphaz states that suffering is the result of sin. He is implying that Job’s suffering is a result of a sinful life, although we already know the true reason for his pains. In verse 7, “Think now, who that was innocent ever perished, or were the upright cut off?”, Eliphaz basically says that the good do not suffer.
A tragic hero is someone of noble birth with heroic qualities, but the hero struggles mightly against this fate and this cosmic conflict wins our admiration. One of the qualities of John Proctor being a tragic hero include his strong conviction. “But I wilted, and, like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed" (Miller 163)! This quote proves that he is really a Christian because he confesses his sins to God.
Reverend Hale tried to help Proctor as much as he could but all he could do was convince Proctor to plead guilty to the charges. If John pleads guilty to the charges, he will have to spend a short time in jail; but when he is asked to sign a paper to make it known to all that he was with the devil, he could not. His integrity was too strong to let him lie to himself or in any way, tie his name to a lie. Reverend Hale tries to convince Elizabeth to save her husband, but she admits that at last, John is at peace with himself, and she won’t interfere with that. His choice was to die an honorable and honest man.
In Kazan’s film ‘On the waterfront’ Kazan portrays Terry Malloy, who played by Marlon Brando, as a flawed and troubled man who is heavily influenced by those close to him, such as his older brother Charlie, lover Edie and bold priest Father Barry. Kazan portrays Terry in this way because Kazan wants to show that with the help of god, through Father Barry and Edie, every man no matter how many sins he has committed can make up for them and be redeemed. At the beginning of the film Terry is so heavily influenced by Johnny and the mob he is blind to the fact that what he is doing is morally wrong, Kazan represents Terry’s blindness when Terry sends Joey to the roof top and Terry is oblivious to the real reason as to why Johnny wanted Joey up on the roof top. Joey’s death shakes
His wife, friends, and innocent people were being accused for crimes they did not commit. He made heroic and difficult decisions in order to help the issue as much as he could. When he had to choose between confessing and hanging, he had an epiphany. He realized that John Proctor was not a bad man, but a good man that had sinned. When John understands what the source of his downfall was, he had the strength to stand up to the unmoral society and die in defense of the
However, Creon makes all of his decisions on his own and in pursuit of his professional goal of strengthening his power. The decisions that he makes are bad ones that hurt his people, as well as his own reputation and family. Creon says, “Who is the man here, she or I, if this crime goes unpunished?”(2.82) This quote is an example of how stubborn a king with that much pride can act towards his own family. Therefore, Antigone had every right to disobey the king and follow the divine
Millers dialogue and characterisation of John Proctor proves to the audience that he is vulnerable however is still able to maintain his heroic qualities. By becoming a martyr and placing himself before the court of Salem to confess of his sin Proctor is trying to save the life of his wife and his friends. But more importantly it is through Millers ability to balance both these qualities that give the audience a sense of realisation of Proctors fait. Although there is some light in his death he was able to die an honourable man and maintain his
Antigone was very heroic and brave at first, Creon now punishes her, and she does not fight back, but she simply badmouths her father. “O Oedipus, father and brother your marriage strikes from the grave to murder mine (7.40-41) says a coward Antigone. Creon, on the other hand who is supposed to be the strong king of the land, does not manage to control his anger, and fights his own son in an argument. This can be considered a sense of pride, since Creon did not want to change his opinion. Part of being a tragic hero is having a destruction.
Hence, Chris Keller has every reason to feel as guilty as his father because while Keller’s guilt lay with his wartime misdeeds, his guilt lies in his hypocrisy, betrayal of the family and his implicit participation in Keller’s crime. Chris Keller’s hypocrisy in upholding his duty towards society is slowly introduced as the play’s structure showcases him as an upright individual in Act One, an individual who has forsaken his values for his personal interest (Ann as his love interest supersedes his concerns) in Act Two. In Act One, Chris is portrayed as having strong commitment towards acting for the overall good for everyone over self-interest. Chris’s commitment towards sacrifice is made clear when he tells Keller “Every time I reach out for something I want, I have to pull back because other people will suffer”. The usage of the absolute term