Antigone, Tragedy and Law versus Desire according to Lacant

Tragedy Developed in the 5th century. Aristotle said of it that it was cathartic. We feel relief at this 'self-analysis'. In tragedy Aristotle believed that the Plot is most important, followed by Character, followed by Thought, and finally by Language, Melody and Spectacle. They illuminate us ethically. The conflict in tragedy produces character and habit of moral choice, through suffering and pathos. Antigone Plot Antigone is the brother of Polynites, the sister of Ismene and …

…than Haemon, whom she was engaged to. In many ways Antigone is not the tragic figure of the play. The reason for this is that tragic figures usually go through a change during the play, which Antigone didn't. Many would say that Creon is the true tragic figure of the play as he did change. Moreover he is also brought down by one tragic flaw, his stubbornness, which is another characteristic frequently seen in tragedies.