Tragedy, as Joesph Krutch explains, is about hope. He makes sure to explain that tragedy is not just about being "gloomy or depressing" but it's the "triumphs over despair and of confidence in the value of human life. Essentially there has to be something for the character to look towards to keep them moving through the pain and suffering. If the main character has nothing to work towards the story would loss plausibility. "We accept gladly the outward defeats which it describes for the sake of the inward victories which it reveals" explains this concept well.
Krutch also touches on the fact that tragedy is traditionally for the noble. Aristotle even explains tragedy as "the imitation of noble action". However, we know that not all actions performed by the "heroes" in these tragedies are considered noble. The author uses the example of Achilles dragging Hector's body around Troy. Hero's aren't remembered as such because of the acts the do, but because of the motives behind those actions. Hector is getting revenge which is why he believe dragging Hectors body around is justified, This is true in the real world too. Firefighters, for example, are not heroes because the fight fires. They are heroes because they risk their lives to save people and their homes. Aristotle's tragedy
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