Samson Agonistes
Agonistes: Agon (Gk. a
contest; an athlete struggling for a prize; see protagonist)
Follows
Classical Tragedy
1. Carried by speeches of major characters.
2. Action is off stage.
3. Uses Epic messenger.
4. Chorus.
5. Preserves unities.
Follows
Aristotle?
1. Peripeteia, the reversal
of fortune, where the hero acts, but
his actions bring about the exact opposite of what was intended.