HUM 001A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Hubris
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Tragedy has a universal impact on the audience. Main character must have flaws in order to be relatable to the audience. Audience feels for the character when they make mistakes (connections) Moment of recognition when audience realizes what"s happening to character. The moment of recognition tragedy leads up to. People argue it doesn"t fit aristotelian pattern because it has two heroes (antigone and. Main theme of antigone: civilization and the threat of its disintegration into barbarism. Greeks greatly feared their civilization falling apart. At first antigone is seen as a troublemaker and creon is the bad guy. Takes the whole play for the audience to realize their roles are reversed. Creon"s view of law: secular, eventually becomes dictatorial. Conflict of the two viewpoints leads to disaster. Creon"s violation of the gods" laws (pollution of altars/sacred sites ) Importance of keeping balance, staying humble, taking responsibility, avoid hubris, humility.
