Evangelium der Freiheit und Rechte der Natur: notas sobre lo trágico en Schiller y Goethe

Schiller and Goethe have very different conceptions of tragedy. In his play Don Carlos, Schiller, especially in the character of Philip II, shows us the conflict between blood and positive law. In Goethe´s novel Elective Affinities, the individual will is ignorant of fate and helpless against it. So to speak, Schiller applies the «Antigone´s Model» and Goethe applies the «Oedipus Model». In his dramatic vision of the conflict, Schiller is inspired by Shakespeare´s plays. However, Goethe´s point of view is based on his reflections on Natural Philosophy