A Tragic Hero A tragic hero displays many specific characteristics. Many of them are displayed by Arthur Dimmesdale in novel The Scarlet Letter. Arthur Dimmesdale is a tragic hero because he suffers beyond the depths of despair, and then comes to a moral resolution. Dimmesdale is a tragic hero because he suffers for his sin. He commits a sin and a crime with Hester. Hester confesses her sin to the town's people outwardly and wears …showed first 75 words of 261 total…

…showed last 75 words of 261 total…Dimmesdale sickness is not physical, but is caused by a sinner's soul (chapter 10). Chillingworth inevitably drives Dimmesdale sick and insane. He has evil dreams and hallucinations. Dimmesdale became a tragic hero because of suffering for what he did wrong. Dimmesdale shows many qualities of a tragic hero. There are many more tragic heroes in literature that shows some of these qualities. There are many people in history that become tragic heroes displaying the same characteristics.