9.2.4
Emotional Release
Emotional Release: Catharsis
Emotional Release: Catharsis
The Requiem can be seen as providing the emotional release for the audience (required in a tragedy) in its reflective tone.
Aristotle
Aristotle
- For Aristotle, the climax of a tragedy should act as an emotional release for an audience, help to purge (relieve them of) the emotions of pity and fear built up through the tragedy.
The Requiem
The Requiem
- Miller’s short closing scene (the Requiem) can be seen as providing such a release for audiences in its reflective tone.
- The characters have had the opportunity to reflect on Willy’s life and death and therefore offer judgements which help characters such as Biff, and so audiences, to move forward.
Resolution
Resolution
- But as many commentators have argued, there is no ‘neat’ resolution at the end of the play.
- Both of Willy’s sons are in conflict while Linda still cannot comprehend Willy’s death.
1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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