Anagnorisis In King Creon And Glauce, Medea

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The word “anagnorisis”, in its Greek context, means the recognition of both the hero and what they stood for. These scenes in a tragedy unravel a terrifying event or plot, while those in a comedy reconciles loved ones to reset the world in the story back to its righteous place. During the recognition stage, the protagonist gets an opportunity to decide their fate. Some characters already have control, others given control, and still others give up their control. As a result of their ultimate resolution, the reader or viewer feels a sense of either compassion or fear. Without this stage, the authors would not be able to reveal the character’s transition from ignorance to awareness of the real situation as well as their insight of the relationship …show more content…

After she successfully eliminates King Creon and Glauce, Medea experiences a brief moment of uncertainty of whether to kill her children or not, “I cannot bear to do it. I renounce my plans. I had before. I’ll take my children away from this land. Why should I hurt their father with the pain they feel, and suffer twice as much of pain myself?... Do I want to let go my enemies unhurt and be laughed at for it? I must face this thing. Oh, but what a weak woman even to admit to my mind these soft arguments.” (Page 34). At this point, Medea realizes the magnitude of her plot and the consequences of her actions. However, the thoughts of being soft-hearted by leaving her enemies unhurt forces her to overlook her acknowledgment and make a conscious decision to continue with her plan, despite all the possible misery. A similar situation occurred to Logan from Torn At Heart as he ignore all the hazards of his decision, “Imagining the perfect skin and royal blue bikini of hers, Logan remained transfixed and determined to show off… He ran off back into the warm, clear blue water for the deeper, greener areas... He acknowledged that he is now farther out than ever and in new territory… and he knew he had no chance with the girl anymore.” Logan understands surfing in the sudden harsh waves could result in death, but still proceeded to swim straight for the …show more content…

The film Stranger than Fiction portrays Harold Crick’s life as tedious and systematic. This lifestyle affects his fate which causes him to bring more excitement into his life by breaking his old habits. Through this, he finds a way into the heart of his former antagonist, Ms. Pascal. However, Harold’s anagnorisis does not end there as he soon realizes the inevitability of his demise and accepts his destiny after reading Kay Eiffel’s manuscript, “I read it. And I loved it. And there's only one way it can end. It ends with me dying". At this point, Harold understands the purpose of his poetic ending, to save a young boy from the death by his everyday bus, and willingly accept it. Though he did not prevent the death of a toddler, Jack from the movie Titanic, sacrifices his life to keep his love, Rose, alive. With all the lifeboats departing and passengers falling to their expiries as the stern of the ship rises out the water, the couple rides it into the freezing ocean. Desperate for survival, the two attempt to get a hold of anything left of the Titanic and Jack helps Rose onto a panel only buoyant enough for one person. Holding onto the edge, he assures her that she will die of an old woman, warm in her bed. Jack’s decision roots from his understanding of the value of his existence as he have no one to come home to nor a place in the society and

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