According to Aristotle, the audience of Greek tragedy experiences a catharsis

  According to Aristotle, the audience of Greek tragedy experiences a catharsis (i.e., a cleansing of emotions) from the pity and fear that it feels as it watches characters try to do the right thing but suffer terribly for their mistakes. Through the conflicts played out on stage, (e.g., between father and son, mother and daughter, brother and sister), tragedy becomes a way for the audience to process difficult emotions that are often suppressed in daily life. Our emotional response to the fate of the characters becomes a way for us to become the people that we want to be. Tragedy is, thus, therapeutic. Examining Antigone and Kreon, explain which of the two characters deserves more sympathy and why. In your essay, you will need to make a case for the righteousness of one character over the other and use evidence from the play to support your rationale. This should be argued as a lawyer making a case for a defendant- do not use first person singular in this essay. Take an evidence based approach using the outline below to make your case. Supporting evidence for your essay thesis should come only from the BLONDELL translation of the book. Do not use any other translations other than the Blondell translation as specified in the syllabus.     • Start your paper by succinctly introducing your topic. • Explain what you will prove or claim about the Antigone (i.e., “Thesis Statement” of “Claim”) • Your thesis statement needs to be specific and concrete (e.g., “Although Kreon realized that he was wrong and wanted to make amends for his mistake, Antigone deserves more sympathy because she sacrificed her life for what she believed was right.” • Avoid statements that are general and sweeping that go beyond the scope of the paper (e.g., “Antigone deserves more sympathy because she was right.”) Was Antigone right in everything she did? Couldn’t she have achieved the same results without causing so much pain to her loved ones? Body • Prove what you say you are going to do (e.g., prove your thesis statement) o Avoid introducing extraneous and tangential material that does not support your claim). o Remain focused on your topic and thesis statement • Be sure to examine the positive and negative attributes of both characters as you explain why you have more sympathy for one over the other. • Support your claims about Antigone with evidence from the play which you either quote (verbatim) or paraphrase (i.e., using your own words to summarize the main points of the reading.) o Do not simply state what you believe o Do not simply summarize the text o Refer specifically to the text and cite passages and sections of the work that support the claims that you are asserting.) • When quoting and/or paraphrasing sources, be sure to cite them with in-text citations and list them in your Work Cited section (see MLA link in Canvas). • Failure to cite a source which you draw from is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. All instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students. PAPERS WILL BE MARKED LATE IF SUBMITTED IN CANVAS AFTER 8:00 AM ON NOV 12   Conclusion • So what? Explain why your findings matter. Tell us the reader what is significant about your interpretation of the two characters, how it helps us better appreciate the conflicts that Sophocles is depicting on stage, and the fundamental dilemma that we all face as we seek to achieve the good life. Do not just summarize what you said in the body. Explain to your reader the significance of your investigation. Works Cited • List in alphabetical order sources which you draw upon in your paper (i.e., readings which you have quoted, referred to, and/or paraphrased in your paper (see MLA link in the module.) There is a deduction of 10 points for any paper without a Work Cited section (see Grading Rubric on the Essay Assignment in Canvas).