Aristotle claims that the best plots contain a moment of anagnorisis (recognition) that coincides with peripeteia (reversal).

Aristotle claims that the best plots contain a moment of anagnorisis (recognition) that coincides with peripeteia (reversal).

Aristotle claims that the best plots contain a moment of anagnorisis (recognition) that coincides with peripeteia (reversal). How does Sophocles craft this double movement in Oedipus Rex?  Consider how the literal and metaphorical use of vision and blindness function as parallel motifs in Oedipus Rex. Finally, how does Denis Villeneuve’s film Incendiesre-interpret these narrative elements?

Solution

According to Poetics by Aristotle, tragedy is a form of imitation, which arouses pity and fear and is constructed around a complete plot where the anagnorisis (recognition) and peripeteia (reversal) happen simultaneously. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is such an ideal: the pursuit of the truth in Oedipus leads to his concomitant awareness of guilt and terrible demise. Sophocles uses motives of both vision and blindness to dramatise the conflict between ignorance and sight. The principles… Get full solution for $15.00