is a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery.
Othello can't achieve a complete anagnorisis
The cast of Anagnorisis - 2009 includes: Dave Beresford Josh Truax
Anagnorisis
Creon
recognition
Biff
The antagonist in The Little Mermaid is Ursula.
Our destiny is determined by our actions.
Oedipus's recognition of the role he played in his own downfall reflects the worldview that our actions play a role in controlling our destinies.
It is Antigone's very last lines that represent the climax and the anagnorisis in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princess Antigone characterizes herself as suffering precisely because she obeys divine will and respects the gods. That statement constitutes her discovery (anagnorisis). It also identifies the climactic point of greatest tension during her interrogation and sentencing.
what say'st tho? did not polybus beget me? (1049)
Aristotle identified this moment as "anagnorisis," the moment of tragic recognition or realization by the protagonist in a Greek tragedy. This is typically when the character understands their own contribution to their downfall or the suffering around them.