Homework Assignment

Short Constructed Response

In a paragraph of 8-12 sentences, respond to the following prompt. Be sure that you post your SCR to the blog to receive credit.

According to Aristotle, the aim of tragedy is to arouse pity and fear through an alteration in the status of the central character. He adds that, "pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man [or woman] like ourselves." Decide which character causes you to feel more pity and fear: Creon or Antigone. The argue why this character is more relatable. Which values or flaws does the character have that you find empathetic and why?