Within the plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone, Sophocles created many characters that fit into Aristotle's description of a tragic figure; Sophocles also created many dramatic elements that fit into Aristotle's description of a tragedy. These characters and elements have a lot in common with Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman. Identify and explain some of these similarities in regards to tragedy and tragic figures. Remember that a tragedy focuses on a person of noble birth who has risen to a great height and falls terribly. It shows humans at the mercy of gods or fate.
· In a tragedy, the audience experiences a catharsis (purifying of the emotions).
· The character experiences three stages of development: purpose, passsion, and perception.
1. The play begins with a purpose: finding the source of the plague.
2. As events unfold, the character does some soul-searching and suffers inner agony: the passion.
3. The perception of truth involves a fate that the character would rather not face: death, exile, torture, failure, etc.
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