- personally, i feel no sympathy for Joe or the Kellers after Joe's death.
- because Joe has continued such a serious lie, he has caused pain for many people, therefore deserves whatever happens to him.
- there is no resolution: joe takes the easy way out by committing suicide.
It is a tragedy because:
- two suicides occur during the play, Joe and Larry Keller, and their deaths are caused by each other.
- pain is caused throughout the play, mainly caused by Joe.
- common themes within Greek tragedy that feature in this play: justice (or lack of), sudden realisation, disguise, the role of women...
I agree to an extent that 'All My Sons' is a tragedy due to above reasons, however, I think that the characterisation of Joe Keller makes it impossible for me to feel sympathy for him or his actions.
