Catharsis is the emotional discharge that brings a moral renewal that purges emotions such as fear and pity. In Oedipus the king, this occurs when the final link shows that he is indeed Jocasta's son. He finds that out after realising where he killed a group of people is the place where Laius died. He also finds out that the shepherd saw his mother place him on the hills and that his mother was Jocasta. All the tension and mystery is gone and is replaced by grief and woe by the horrific act he has commited. The climax is when he sees his dead wife and finally decides to rid himself of sight by blinding himself.

For Willy Loman, it occurs when he finally kills himself. He discharged his emotion of helplessness by killing himself and giving...