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ond question is about; what the debate is in the book of Job, between job and his three friends and how it comes about, and the significance of God’s speech for the position taken by job in his debate and for the position taken by job’s three friends
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Creon's parsimony, his ability to exploit, and being vested with power that is equal to that of Oedipus and Jocasta make him thrive in his status and his ability to be a beholder of the throne. One of the initial assumptions one makes of the character of Creon is that he comes off as bureaucratic however that is not really the case. Read More…
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Oedipus was born and bought up by royalty. Oedipus is quite intelligent and smart like any epic hero. He is able to solve the riddle of the Sphinx and establish himself as a hero in history. He enjoys a happy family life and has all the fortune a man can dream of. But, he was never peaceful throughout his life. Oedipus lived a life of agony. Read More…
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In Odyssey, we learn the character of king Odysseus who had been in captivity for two decades under Calypso. Calypso kept him captive for twenty years after he fought and won over the city of Troy. Read More…
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The author states that Oedipus nobility is exhibited by him being a prince by birth as he was born to Laios and Jocasta, through adoption to Merope and Polybus thus becoming heir to the throne of Corinth and final accession as king of Thebes through a democratic election. Read More…
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Aristotle praised Oedipus the King for its tragic arc and used the play as his model for a perfect tragedy in his Poetics. Oedipus is a perfect tragic hero because his situation Read More…
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A hero is somebody who would jump into a crowd of bullies to save the life of a girl. A hero would shoot all rascals and yet would survive with a hundred bullets in his stomach. This tells that a hero has traditionally been perceived as a physically strong person, but physical strength is much smaller a virtue than emotional strength. A true hero is characterized by his emotional strength.
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The play King Oedipus consisted of eight dramatic personae and they were: Oedipus, Creon, Priest of Zeus, a chorus by Theban elder, Jocasta, Teiresias, herd of Laus and a messenger. Theaters in ancient Greeks included the use of chorus in plays; they were performed from the background concurrently with the play. Read More…
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Creon failed because he did not have the capacity to solve problems that were arising from plagues that were caused by sphinx. The people of the state of Thebes needed a person who could solve the challenge of stillbirths, maternal fatalities, cattle falling sick and crops suffering from blight. Creon could not offer any help to the people. Read More…
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The gifts of the people of Thebes to the gods in the form of branches wrapped in wool do little to save them from poverty and eventual death. The Chorus and the priests try their hands at calling on the gods Athena, Apollo, and Artemis but still no answer. Thebes’ cries for help and the need for a savior reach the king, Oedipus, who dispatches his brother-in-law, Creon, to consult the Delphic oracle. Read More…
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Oedipus the King Sophocles’s play. “Oedipus the King”, is a gripping tale of ill fate, blindness, tragedy, and a man’s downfall. Oedipus is the ruler of Thebes, a city now in ruins with deaths and suffering plaguing it day by day. The elders beseech Oedipus to make things right as he had once saved their city before by solving the Sphinx’s riddle. Read More…
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This is a unique quote in that it sets the stage for the search for the murderer of his father. This starts the path to self destruction.
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It is clear from Oedipus’s power as a political leader in the city of Thebes that he stands in stark contrast to the political and social ideologies of his brother-in-law, Creon. Other characters like Tiresias, Jocasta, and Choragos also possess abundant sociopolitical and spiritual power which will be scrutinized and contrasted against each other in the essay. Read More…
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Sophocles’s Oedipus the King and Anouilh’s Antigone are both tragedies in the Aristotelian sense; as such, the protagonists have character traits that precipitate their downfall: both demonstrate pride, and a certain stubbornness in their adherence to moral principles. Oedipus refuses to go back on the curse he issued at the start of the play, even though he discovers that he is the object of that curse.
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Polynices is the traitor and the enemy of the state as such Creon strongly believes that he deserves that treatment. Security of the state is the primary requirement for humankind, religion, family life, and for a proper and peaceful existence. According to Creon the good of the state is supreme and takes precedence over all other duties and values Read More…
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What is fate? Fate is “an inevitable and often adverse outcome, condition, or end. In life, no matter what choices we make our fate will be the way it was always meant to end. In Oedipus the King we learn of Oedipus’ attempt to avoid what the gods have prophesied for him. He will sleep with his mother and kill his father. Read More…
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He is really scared of the truth and does not want to acknowledge it but the reality was that he killed his father and in addition to this he also slept with his mother, it was a clear case of incest Read More…
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Oedipus’s life seems to serve as proof of the gods’ mighty and uselessness in trying to change the predisposition. Yet, in terms of Aristotle, the tragedy is often referred to as the tragedy of flaw. Sight vs. blindness is a recurring motif here, pointing to the fact that Oedipus is to be blamed for his tragedy himself. His choices and actions, features, and decisions bring him to a tragic end. Read More…
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In Scene 1, Oedipus tells the head priest: “My zeal in your behalf ye cannot doubt; /Ruthless indeed were I and obdurate /If such petitioners as you I spurned”. He underlines that he has “zeal,” which means that he is passionately devoted to his people and that showing otherwise will make him a ruthless leader. He is devoted to helping his citizens escape their latest source of torment. Read More…
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Oedipus, the king, is a proud person because he knows and he believes he has the qualities that make him a great leader. In fact, he is the savior of the kingdom of Thebes. His rise to fame started when he was able to answer correctly the riddle of the Sphinx and saved the kingdom from the Sphinx. Read More…
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It is essential to state that close reading and understanding of the play, however, suggests that Oedipus was partial to be blamed for his actions on account of his pride but he didn’t deserve to be punished so severely. The working of fate was far cleverer than Oedipus’ skills, genius, and imagination. Read More…
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This research begins with the statement that in many Greek plays the concept of fate was used as a major theme. Sophocles presents the reader with three stories about Oedipus Rex, where he struggles with his fate because of his free will. The reader is able to see this in the first story, where Oedipus encounters the Sphinx’s Riddle and ends up sleeping with his mother and killing his father.
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The opening line in the scene expresses the concern and anxiety of Oedipus as a ruler for the downfall of his country. In the play, during the encounter with Tiresias, the ignorance and stubbornness of Oedipus are revealed. When Oedipus understands that, he is the murderer of Laios, he insults the oracle and mocks him for his psychic power. Read More…
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As he finds out of his death, he starts pursuing knowledge of the related tragedy and thus tries his hand at exposing the murderer. Thus with the passage of time he finds out that it was he who has killed Laius, his father. In the story, it Read More…
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The oracle reveals that the plague will only end when the murderer of the erstwhile king Laius is killed or banished for his misdeed. Oedipus also calls upon Tiresias who reluctantly divulges that it is Oedipus who killed Laius. Oedipus is angered because he has won against the Sphinx and has his pride. Read More…
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In terms of stage participation, Creon happens to be the most dominant character in the Oedipus trilogy after Chorus (Dallas 54). He is Oedipus's brother-in-law and also his (Oedipus) most trusted adviser. This explains why when the city gets plague-stricken; he is the one who gets selected to go and seek Apollo’s advice at Delphi’s Oracle. Read More…
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Oedipus the King has been translated by many well-known writers and translators in verse or prose form because of its popularity and excellent plot. Oedipus the King was translated by Robert Fagles in 1984 in verse form. The story of Oedipus the King has a protagonist named Oedipus. The actual storyline of the play is not at all new to the audience. Read More…
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Renowned playwright Sophocles' play Oedipus the King is a brilliant piece of art, which continues to endure tidal waves of changes within the literal world. Individuals living in different eras appreciated this play making it one of the few works of Sophocles that people still read or dramatize in plays, in contemporary society. Read More…
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The words of the priest of Zeus to Oedipus are the true description of the plague or the sufferings imposed on the people of Thebes. The priest, the representative of the people of Thebes, tells to Oedipus that the city is drowning and almost dead. The infertility of the soil, the burnt status of the cattle pastures, stillborn babies. Read More…
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In his analysis of what makes a true tragedy, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle identified three major elements. These included a character with a fatal flaw, his realization of this flaw and a reversal of fortune because of this flaw. At one point, Aristotle even says, “the tragic hero falls into bad fortune because of some flaw in his character of the kind found in men of high reputation and good fortune such as Oedipus”. Read More…
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He did not want to believe in fate but tried to deceive it, thus was punished. However, he was successfully fighting with difficulties and is rather noble, courage and fair. Thus I would vote for him.
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The play is regarded as a classic and most noteworthy among the ranks of Greek tragedies. Like many others within the same category, there is the underpinning theme of the inescapability of the destiny of the main characters of the play. But beyond this can be seen the conviction that is enveloped in the dramatic irony. Read More…
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Oedipus Rex illustrates the Greek concept that trying to circumvent a prophet’s predictions is futile. This play also addresses the concept of free will and determinism, despite the fact that Oedipus did not become the victim of fate. Although he kills the ex-king, this action was totally based on his intentions to get the throne.
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Oedipus was cursed since birth and saw his downfall due to fate and his own rash actions. The fate of Oedipus was first brought before the audience by the wise Tiresias. It was this blind prophet who made veiled comments about Oedipus’ parentage and his misdeeds in the direction of his biological parents. In this sense, the meeting of Oedipus and Tiresias is vitally important.
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In the play Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare unearths the scope of heroism in the character of Hamlet. Later, Oedipus realizes the fact that fate is the real villain in his life. On the other side, Hamlet is able to find out the real villain and punishes him. The compare and contrast study of Oedipus & Hamlet proves that heroism in the protagonists is indebted to their mission. Read More…
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In many cases, the stories and plays that have survived the passage of time illustrate the various different power struggles that took place within human society regardless of the actual story told. Conflict, and the individuals means of dealing Read More…
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The author states that the tragedy is set in the Greek city of Thebes. The choice of the setting makes allusions to the myths about the curse of Oedipus and influences the tone of the tragedy. Since Antigone is Oedipus’ daughter, she is doomed to die. In addition to the concept of destiny, the play elaborates on duty, pride. Read More…
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The law of nature and the will of God (i.e., God’s will over man’s will) take precedence in the final consequences of the actions of the characters in this play. Creon the ruler of Thebes was warned by Tiresias to change his mind over executing Antigone and to give up his stubborn and irrational ways.
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The author states that almost every character of Oedipus suffers from the same controversy: he or she knows the sad truth; as this truth is dangerous, the character refuses to share it with Oedipus; consequently, the king of Thebes has to add to this suffering from knowledge more suffering from different accusations. Read More…
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This paper is based on cross-text character analysis of the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh and the story, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. The analysis reflects on the comparison of life, death, as well as its consequences on Antigone as an opposing subject to her uncle, Creon, as well as the perspective of Mr. Kurtz in the novel Heart of Darkness. Read More…
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The very nature of Oedipus causes his grief and the author indicates this by deploying various literary techniques. In his attempts to avoid the fate that he received in his prophecy, Oedipus becomes increasingly delusional. Despite wishes from his wife/mother to stop searching, he realizes that it is his very nature that makes his fate unavoidable. Read More…
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This becomes her flaw as she goes against a king that is willing to defy the gods by not granting Polynices burial rites. This does not just draw the death penalty to herself alone but also to her sister Ismene. Though the king frees Ismene, he goes ahead with his plans to kill Antigone as she ends up being walled in a tomb to be buried alive. Read More…
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Greek mythology portrays a strong relationship with Odysseus throughout his journey always helping and taking action on his behalf. For example, at the beginning of the poem, we see her begging her father Zeus to let her help him so he can return safely to his family. She even helps Odysseus to change his appearance so that the princess Nausikka will be sure to aid him in reaching home. Read More…
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The drama revolves around King Oedipus, fated to kill his father and marry his mother, a prophecy that could not be changed. Even after the father of Oedipus decides to kill his son to avoid this wrath, Oedipus survives and fulfills the prophecy of the oracle. In his capacity, when he learns that his foster parents are not his real parents, he decides to inquire from the oracle about his parents. Read More…
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Analyzing the play, we can conclude that, it contains a paradigm of the tragedy, represented by the unhappy fate of all its characters. The feeling of sorrow and sadness, which follow the whole play, makes the reader feel pity for the cogency of the human destiny and its miserableness, despite the status and position of the person in the world. Read More…
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To add to these accusations, he argues that Creon is a thief who wants to steal the throne from him. Out of this pride, Oedipus the King declares that he has nothing to learn from both the prophet and Creon, considering himself wise and excellent. It is out of this pride that Oedipus the King asserts that he would continue to govern, even when it is proved that, he is wrong. Read More…
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Generally, the themes of fate and destiny have long been major concerns of literature. Indeed, destiny plays a central role in many of the tragedies of Greek antiquity. Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex seems to challenge Zafron’s statement, as Oedipus Rex attempts to escape his fate, but it tragically comes calling. Read More…
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Character and plot are integrated in such way that they show the main character in conflict with internal or external forces. The conflict and its resolution make the thematic content of the play and setting in the background alludes to the physical aspects of human life which become a context of the tragedy faced by the central character. Read More…
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Any tragedy results because of the actions of an individual. As Aristotle also believes that, “tragedy is a process of imitating an action which has serious implications… not presented through narratives; through a course of pity and fear completing the purification of tragic acts which have those emotional characteristics”.
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These pages are the first indicators that the future would be dark. Oedipus initially had thought that he was the son of the king and queen of Gorinth, as he was not informed that he was a foundling. The mutilation of his feet was not explained either. As a child, this unfortunate prince was exposed to death and remained alive due to the mercy of a servant. Read More…
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This paper tells that the play is named after Antigone, and not after the other main characters such as Creon, who is the king and the one in a position of power. A close analysis of the play reveals, however, that in fact, Antigone is a coward, because she cannot face up to the contradictions in her own position, and she simply gives up rather than fighting for what she believes in.
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Creon’s persistence leads to the death of his son and wife and causes much sorrow in his life. His failure to integrate and accept others’ views and his obsession to rule makes him sacrifice his whole family. Reluctant to seek the truth or even accept the reality, he gambles power against his family and loses. Read More…
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Oedipus the King is one of the greatest tragedies the world has ever produced. Composed by the distinguished philosopher and playwright of ancient Greece, Sophocles, the tragedy explores how destiny plays a principal role in human life. Humans are unable to escape the misfortunes that had been predetermined by Nature for them. Read More…
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The paper aims at identifying that irony influences most of the dialogues and events involved in the story and the frequent use of irony succeeds in placing a greater emphasis on the sorrowful outcome of the tragedy. The ironic element used in the tragedy suggests that such facts are seen as holding great potential to drastically change the circumstances. Read More…
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As the paper outlines, various interpretations of the moral purpose of the play have been apprehended by critics. Should Antigone, it is asked, be regarded as an innocent victim her social enclave or temporal circumstances? Or is the balance of guilt and adversity not equitable, and are Creon and Antigone both deserving of their fate. Read More…
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It is essential to understand the meaning of dramatic irony before analysing the impact of the device used in one of the greatest plays by Sophocles, Oedipus the King and understand the perspective from which Sophocles treated this literary device into the plot of the play. Read More…
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The article takes a deeper look at Oedipus Rex, one of the popular plays that has been studied various times in literature classes and analyzed by professional critics. It has been a subject of attention because of its issues with regards to the personality and the challenges the protagonist faced all throughout the play. Read More…
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In ancient societies, women were always termed inferior to men with no political, social or economic importance, and their main roles included bearing children, preparing meals and watching over the household. However, over the years women empowerment has enabled them to gain equality with their male counterpart. Read More…
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In the character of Oedipus, for example, pride drives him, but stubbornness proves to be his downfall as he steadfastly refuses to listen to the council regarding this pursuit. Following in his footsteps, his daughter, Antigone, expresses her own stubborn inability to listen to the council which leads to her death as well. Read More…
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It was only through providing an underlying error, sin or omission on the part of the protagonist to explain his downfall so that the audience could understand and connect with the play instead of a situation where the hero was brought down by his own virtues which, as was observed by Plato, had the effect of corrupting the audience. Read More…
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One technique used by Sophocles in his work involves the explicit development of characters within the play. Character development facilitates the creation of a given trait desired by the writer (Kitto and Davy 23). In this case, Sophocles succeeds in the formulation and development of a sustained emotional environment throughout the play. Read More…
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The blind prophet replies to Oedipus in riddles stating that the one who murders Laius will turn out to be both father and brother to his children as well as husband and son to his mother. Eventually, Oedipus himself finds out that his origin is from Thebes and that he has shed blood on killing his father and has married his mother, Jocasta. Read More…
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Contrary to the old adage that the truth sets a man free, the discovery of his blasphemous undertakings, though imposed by chance, confined Oedipus within the walls of misery until his very last breath. In reference to Fate and Ambiguity in Oedipus the King by Stelio Ramfos (1), the synopsis of how it all began in the life of Oedipus runs as follows: A prophecy forewarned the king of Thebes, Lauis, that his son by Jocasta will murder him. Read More…
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Defying fate anger the supernatural authority that determines fate. As the play portrays, even the birth of Oedepus was because of fate. The gods had determined his birth thereby informing his parents that he would kill them. In early Greek society, gods were essential in the development of stable and peaceful kingdoms (Homer 2). Read More…
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He cannot carry out major actions without first consulting the gods.
According to Jocasta Laius was murdered by robbers a long way from him. He had left with other five people and only one of the five people survived the Read More…
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King Oedipus becomes king of Thebes after killing his father, Laius. Unwittingly, Oedipus marries King Laius’s wife Jocasta who happens to be Oedipus real mother. Oedipus and Jocasta realize this after they had got children from their marriage. Jocasta commits suicide by hanging herself while Oedipus bans himself out of Thebes. Read More…
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Unlike the usual categorization of what a tragic play means, Sophocles did not have his own static and permanent “blueprint” for what tragedy must be on stage. Read More…
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In the following discourse, the tragedy’s section including lines 1370 to 1685 is highlighted with respect to Oedipus feelings about his destiny. Oedipus talks of his past in a manner that perfectly fits Read More…
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As the play opens Antigone meets her sister Ismene and they lament these past occurrences. In addition to their father Oedipus’ tragedy, their brothers Polyneices and Eteocles killed themselves in a conflict. Since Polyneices fought against Thebes, Creon – the new king of Thebes – has ordered that his corpse remain unburied. Read More…
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Oedipus fits Aristotle’s concept of a tragic hero because he is a king who has virtually everything- power, wealth, and the love and respect of his family and his people- but in the end, he loses everything and becomes the vilest criminal. Oedipus falls from his high social stature because of his tragic flaws and because he cannot fight his fate. Read More…
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Their downfalls come through entirely diverse channels to where they are accounted for their actions. On one hand, Othello’s downfall comes when he appears no longer able to handle the strength of his character hence depending on others. On the other hand, in his downfall, Oedipus is condensed to a blind, homeless beggar by the prophecy which was foretold before he was born. Read More…
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Haemon tried to convince his father to give Polynices a proper burial as required by God’s law. Creon did not want to give Polynices a proper burial, he also vowed to punish anyone that would take the responsibility of a proper burial. Haemon tried to argue with his father informing him that the laws of the land permitted the burial of any individual and he should therefore give Polynices a proper burial. Read More…
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The story mainly revolves around Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and the king of Bohemia. In this allegory, there are several instances of ironical statements at the end of the tale. For example, Holmes once said to Dr. Watson that it was a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Read More…
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There is tragic dramatic irony when Jocasta disapproves oracle. When the messenger arrives to inform Oedipus about the death of his ‘father’ king Polybus through natural death she gets overjoyed that the Oracle has been proved wrong and even cries triumphantly. “Where are you new, divine prognostications? Read More…
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Much of Greek tragedy follows a consistent pattern that was once identified specifically by one eloquent orator. According to Aristotle, every tragedy is structured around three key events. These include hamartia, anagnorisis and peripeteia. The idea of excessive pride plays a monumental role in Greek tragedy appearing as hamartia and is thus the driving force for the rest of the action. Read More…
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Much of Greek tragedy follows a consistent pattern that was once identified specifically by one eloquent orator. According to Aristotle, every tragedy is structured around three key events. These include hamartia, anagnorisis and peripeteia. Hamartia is commonly referred to today as a tragic flaw (“Aristotle”, 1998). Read More…
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The character of Creon in Antigone can be analyzed in relation to the classical concepts of arete, hubris, ate, and nemesis. Creon pretends to be a man of arête (one who has reached the pinnacle of human virtue), but he only reveals his extreme hubris (excessive pride or arrogance expressed in acts and words). Read More…
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Among the most significant moral values that can be seen in the plays are truth, justice, respect, integrity. Truth plays an extremely important role in the plays since it is woven through the lives of the main characters. Truth is used to show that even though many of the main characters feel confident in their power. Read More…
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Having been so publicly questioned, Creon then finds it impossible to listen to his lead advisors' wiser counsel on the political front or his son and Antigone’s fiancé on the emotional front. In confronting his son, Creon insists men of his age should not need to be governed by men of his son’s age and therefore refuses to listen on pride of age. Read More…
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Hence, I have allowed the guard to narrate the happenings of the past few weeks, so that he can reflect on the part he played in the entire situation. I have used Read More…
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A tragic hero is not a person with great virtues; nor is he a bad man that epitomizes evil. He cannot be a villain too. A tragic hero, according to Aristotle, is “a man who is not eminently good and just, yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty” (Prasad, 21). His misfortune arouses pity in the audience. Read More…
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Sophocles, the great Greek tragedy writer’s monumental work, ‘Oedipus the King’, tells the story of Oedipus, the king of Thebes, renowned all over Greece for his intellect and determination, which in the end prove to be the cause of his downfall– the tragic flaw – which, in spite of being a positive trait leads to his ultimate end, which is his death.
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Antigone’s brothers differed from each other as to their outlook in life, but their behavior never smacked of BRAVADO in the least. In the end, Read More…
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The story of Antigone is based on prophetic issues and the decision of the main protagonists in the play. Antigone and Creon are the main protagonists of the play based on their beliefs and pride. The play is based on the trust and tradition of the people of Thebes. In fact, the major challenge is on the burial of Polyneices, the challenge is based on the laws to respect. Read More…
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The concept of honor has served as a guiding principle for men for countless generations. The interesting thing about this code of honor is that it seems to have been relatively similar across a number of cultures. The common features typically center on the idea of full loyalty among men at arms and complete adherence to one’s word. Read More…
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Sophocles also reveals the theme of commitment to religion and God through the incorporation of Jocasta’s suicide ordeal. At the beginning of the play, Theban Queen Jocasta disrespects the gods by thwarting a horrible prophecy about her husband and her children. She compounds the issue by marrying her son Oedipus and bearing children with him. Read More…
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Pride in itself can be seen as a positive attribute, but when it is expressed in arrogance and defiance of fate and the gods, it becomes a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall. Aristotle stated, "the tragic hero falls into bad fortune because of some flaw in his character of the kind found in men of high reputation and good fortune such as Oedipus". Read More…
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The theme of contradicting human qualities has traces in literature. In particular, classical literary texts such as “Macbeth,” “Oedipus Rex,” and “The Epic of Gilgamesh” reflect the combination of courage and cowardice of the heroes. Analyses of the works’ character motives could provide some insights on human nature as revealed in the three texts. Read More…
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The theme of tragedy has been a favorite with all playwrights through the ages and nothing asserts this more than the works of Shakespeare and Sophocles. In the plays of Hamlet, Macbeth, and Oedipus Rex, the pathos is overwhelming. The sense of fate and the protagonists leading themselves towards its inevitability is the common note in all these works. Read More…
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These terms themselves require definition and thus will be illustrated with examples from the play itself. Understanding the lessons Oedipus learned through this play helps illuminate what the ancient Greeks were meant to understand from it and further highlights the value of these religious festivals in ensuring the peaceful operation of urban centers. Read More…
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Sophocles lived in the epoch of changing customs when old traditions were contradicted by the new ones. The author seems to be a follower of both sides. He tries to reconcile the opposite parts appealing to the common sense of the wrongdoer. Sophocles ‘Antigone’ reminds us much of the best dramatic plays by Shakespeare, such as “Romeo and Juliet” and “King Lear”.
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The classic version is part of Sophocles’ trilogy of Theban plays: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. The great Greek myth of Oedipus continues to be integral to the Western literary canon even today. Starting from the 5th century B.C., various ancient writers of the Hellenistic era made references to Oedipus in their works. Read More…
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He is neither good nor bad and is never perfect. Finally he is responsible for his own down fall. The downfall is from a height so that it assumes somewhat of a high emotional magnitude to create an impact on the audience. Only such a fall Read More…
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Pride is one of the overriding themes in both Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and The Tempest by Shakespeare, although both the playwrights deal with this theme in different contexts and different levels. Whereas in the former play the protagonist single-handedly brought about his tragic end through his presumptuous pride, it did not cause a disastrous result in The Tempest. Read More…
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Creon faces the consequences with a stone-cold face. He continues to run his kingdom without the slightest bit of wavering emotion, just as he feels a ruler should. Thus Creon is the tragic hero for all who should have died had died on the cause of Creon's actions and thus found Creon finally in the state of nothingness. Read More…
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For these ancient people, one of the highlights of the year was the ability to go to the theatre where they would be able to watch live dramas acted out on stage. Since tickets were free to every registered citizen, plays had to be written to appeal to a wide variety of social classes and often with more than one simple purpose. More than just providing an afternoon of entertainment, many of these plays also contained within them lessons regarding proper moral, social, and political behavior. Read More…
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