In, “Death of a salesman,” written by Arthur, the play is considered a tragedy, according to the guidelines set fourth by the essays, “ Aristole on Tragedy” and “ Tragedy and the common man.” In order for a story to be considered a tragedy, it must have certain characteristics, such as; tragic flaw, it must arouse pity and fear through an alteration in the status of the central character, and that the main character is attempting to …showed first 75 words of 412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 412 total…good as he can, but can anyone blame him, don’t we all try to do so. Death of a salesman is considered a tragedy based upon the characteristics expressed in the essays. Some may say that Willy is not a man of nobility which makes it not a tragedy, but since Kings and queens are rare now of days, that doesn’t make it critrea to which whether or not it is a tragedy.