I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presenc…

Arthur Miller
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I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing -- his sense of personal dignity. ✨ Arthur Miller (2016). Collected Essays: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.23, Penguin
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I think the tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing -- his sense of personal dignity. ✨ Arthur Miller (2016). Collected Essays: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.23, Penguin

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