Anagnorisis Anagnorisis is the moment when a character in a play or other creative work makes a critical discovery. In his Poetics, Aristotle defined it as a “change from ignorance to knowledge, producing love or hate between the persons destined by the poet for good or bad fortune.” For Captain James “Bugger” Staros, played by Elias Koteas, in the film Thin Red Line, this moment comes after clashing with his superior, Lieutenant Colonel Tall (Nick Nolte), over his glaring disregard…
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