[SlickWillard]

"In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory, Farewell!"

Aragorn did not succumb to fear; Arwen did. That is the tragedy.

[dell Arpa]

Didn't know that. Got at page number? Appendix A(I)(v) doesn't menion it.

[PMCarey]

Aragorn did not succumb to fear; Arwen did. That is the tragedy.

In what sense did Arwen succumb to fear? She didn't try to go to the underdying lands like the Numenorians did. She didn't kill herself like Denethor. In the end, she abided by her choice, though she found it a bitter one. I don't see a tragedy here, not if Aragorn is right about the "gift to men".