The violence in the play Antigone is talked about by the characters, but never shown. An example of is when Antigone and Ismene are talking about what has happened to their family. Ismene says, " Third, out two brothers, on a single day, poor wretches, themselves worked out their mutual doom. Each killed each other, hand against brother's hand- (Sophocles, 1622) In the plays Hamlet and A Streetcar Named Desire there is violence on the stage. One example, in Hamlet, is that there's a sword fight between Hamlet and Laertes that the audience sees. In the play A Streetcar Named Desire an act of violence is between Stanley and Blanche. Stanley and Blanche are arguing in Scene 10 and Blanche breaks a bottle and tries to strike Stanley with it, but he grabs her wrist in time. He then brings her to the bed because he is going to rape her.
The fourth quality of a Greek Tragedy is a constant reference to God and fate. In both Antigone and Hamlet, the characters always make reference to God, whether they are asking for advice or even just to apologize for their sins. In Hamlet, the reader sees a ghost which is in the form of Hamlet's dead father. Hamlet looks to this ghost for advice. In A Streetcar Named Desire, there is no constant reference to God or fate.
The fifth quality of a Greek Tragedy is there's a chorus that allows for the passage of time and sometimes interacts with the characters. This quality is only present in the play Antigone. Throughout the play the chorus fills the audience in on some things that have been going on. The chorus knows events and deaths that have happened that some characters don't even know about. In this play, there is a head of chorus. The head of the chorus sometimes steps out to give his interpretation on things. .
The sixth quality of a Greek Tragedy is that there's a tragic hero who has a fatal flaw. This quality is present in all three plays.
