Question

Which event could be considered a moment of “catharsis” for the audience in Antigone?

Eurydice’s death?
Creon’s change of heart?
Antigone and Haemon buried together?
Polyneices’ burial by Creon?

Answer 1

Antigone and Haemon buried together

Answer 2

This process, which Aristotle called catharsis, was said to be the value of the tragic arts. Throughout the play, the people in the audience pity Antigone, as she has lost her brother and is forbidden to bury him. They also pity Antigone and Haemon's relationship that ends with the deaths of both.

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