In Sophocles" play, Antigone, there are two possible protagonists. ... Antigone starts out the play in despair. ... The reversal of his situation is undeniable. ... His recognition of his errors comes at a great cost to him. ... Antigone does not have a catharsis. ...
In it, Aristotle defines the three key elements that consist of the tragic plot ("muthos"): the reversal of the situation, the recognition ("agnorisis"), and the scene of suffering ("pathos"). ... The reversal of the situation occurs when Creon returns with a message stating the plague will end when the murderer, who is within the city, of Laius, former king of Thebes, is caught and banned. ... As described, the recognition is Oedipus" discovery of his identity, which brings upon the guilt he had been avoiding throughout the play. One can see that the recognition plays a significant role ...
Complex plots have both "reversal of situation" (peripeteia) and "recognition" (anagnorisis) connected with the catastrophe. ... Hegel thinks that Sophocles' Antigone is a perfect example of a tragedy. ... For example, Antigone was caught between doing the right thing from the religious point of view (burial of her dead brother) and doing the right thing from the point of view of law (obeying the king's orders). ...
Throughout the play the actions are "simple" because the change of fortune "comes without a reversal or recognition scene." ... Procter portraying the tragic hero was as powerful if not more than when it was Oedipus in Oedipus Rex or Creon in Antigone, so therefore the genius of Arthur Miller was able to create a modern classic tragedy. ... Thanks to the brilliance of playwright Arthur Miller we now have a modern tragedy which is worthy of being given the recognition of having classical proportions. ...
