An Evolution of Tragedy

Lear.
             Complexity is not used as a negative trait in King Lear. The complicated plot and sub-plot help to keep the story interesting and the audience attentive. This also introduces a number of different emotions to the audience, and not all of these are stem from pity and fear. "Pillicock sat on Pillicock Hill. Alow, alow, loo, loo," (Shakespeare 73) rambles Poor Tom. There is some comedic relief provided by such crazy characters as the Fool and Poor Tom, which helps to break up the tragic mood otherwise invoked by the play itself.
             As with all tragedies, there is a definite climax. In Antigone, this occurs when the prophet Teiresias pays King Creon a visit. Teiresias prophesied "You shall have
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