King Creon, their uncle, announced that he was denying Polynices' a proper burial because he was seen as an enemy of the state. ... She ends up obeying the laws of the gods, and disregarding the man-made rules of her uncle, the King. ... In pure anguish and regret she ended up taking her own life, leaving Creon to live out the rest of his sad tragic life alone and in pain for all eternity. ... The King, himself had to make such a choice when he made the decision about Polynice's burial and Antigone's sentence. ... The King's niece, Haemon, and his wife all made choices als...

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Oedipus The King was originally written by Sophocles. ... I think that King Oedipus is dumb primarily because of these reasons. ... All throughout the play, Oedipus is constantly closed off to the fact that he very well may be a subject to the prophecy made from Apollo. ... But there he lies, dead, taking with him all these prophecies I feared-they are all worth nothing!"... Oedipus the king was an oustanding play, and deffinately a good example of a "perfect tradegy". ...

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No Greek hero knows fate like King Oedipus. ... King Odysseus was the best example of this. ... Her father, King Oedipus also lived very publicly. ... All in all the tragic Greek heroes differential bunch to tie in together. Antigone, Hecuba, and King Oedipus all have contributed numerous comparable qualities into what makes a tragic Greek hero, and what does not. ...

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As long as I am king, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man" (Antigone, Scene 1 lines 42-48). ... He is so happy and proud of himself for being king, he doesn't want to show his own people his weaknesses. ... "Your edict, King, was strong, but all your strength is weakness itself against the immortal unrecorded laws of God" (Scene 2, lines 59-61 p. 741). ... All my life the blasphemy of my birth has followed me" (Scene 4 p. 754, lines 37-44). ...

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Once the king's mind is changed about killing her Antigone had already taken her own life, and lying with her dead is her love who is also the king's son. ... Another character the chorus tells of is King Creon. It tells that he has summoned all the people to hear his word, and no one knows what he wants to talk to them for. ... Also at the end of scene two the chorus tells of the sorrow upon all of Oedipus" children. ... It is almost as if he has a position directly under the king. ...

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King Oedipus accuses Creon of trying to overthrow him from his rule. ... Creon stands his ground fully in the face of the great king. ... Eulocles becomes King of Thebes once he reached an age in which he was capable of ruling, but Creon saw the death of his two nephews for they killed each other in envy, which placed Creon back on the throne as king. ... Although all these deaths had a great impact on Creon it was the last two he would face that would be the end of him. ... Fate has brought all my pride to a thought of dust" (Antigone 860 l. 135-138). ...

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Sophocles' play Oedipus the King, questions how free will and destiny contribute to human life. ... Not with all my birth clues in my hands," (line59). ... Instead, he made a decision of his own free will that led him to murder his father, the king, unknowingly. ... What else is important is the fact that he did not have to take the missing king's wife, his own mother, with the throne. ... In all of the examples, you can see that the events of the play were not predetermined at all. ...

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According to the myth, King Laios and his wife Jocasta visit an oracle. ... These are the reasons why King Creon had potential for greatness. ... King Creon is too worried about his pride to listen to the prophet. ... These are all examples of how Creon's pride affects the decisions he makes. ... If King Creon wouldn't have let his pride get in the way, all of them would still be alive. ...

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Oedipus the King is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles about a man whose fate is stronger than his power. ... Attempting to end the plague by finding the murderer of Laius, former king of Thebes, Oedipus's destiny slowly drives him to his tragic death. ... All this tied together led him to somewhat victory, but ironically his death. ... For killing the king not knowingly he is destined to punishment. ...

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Oedipus the King is a story of trials and tribulations for a man who believed he had it all. Being known as the King of Thebes that had saved the town from a killer sphinx did more than just boost his ego, it made him King. ... Thinking he was born to the King and Queen of Cornith, Oedipus was the future heir of the throne. ... Oedipus felt as if he were the most powerful man in all of the land, he had an ego bigger than anyone around; all because he had been from such royal upbringings throughout his life. When Creon comes back from Delphi with the news of the plague from Apollo Oedipus tells...

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According to Aristotle, Oedipus the King was the perfect example of a Greek tragedy. It has all of the necessary components as discussed in his critical writing, Poetics. ... In Oedipus the King, the blindness and hubris of Oedipus lead him to making his important mistakes. ... After many events have taken place leading to the climax, all of the pieces of the puzzle come together for the protagonist. ... The catharsis is the release of all tension of the protagonist. ...

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Although partly true, it is not entirely accurate in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. ... Oedipus' second action that determines his fate is his sheer determination to find who killed King Laius, in hopes to disprove his own suspicions that he himself is the killer. ... After learning that it was he himself who killed King Laius, Oedipus chooses to honour his promise, instead of pushing the blame onto someone else. Asking Creon to "out of this country cast [him] with all speed, where [he] may pass without accost of men" (50), Oedipus chooses to punish himself for the actions th...

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In the play Antigone the playwright Sophocles presents Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero in the character King Creon. ... The State is the King!." ... The vulnerability of a king who is pleading for his death after his demise due to his loyalty to the State makes the reader "melt with pity at what takes place" " (Poetics 212). ... I look for comfort; my comfort lies here dead Fate has brought all my pride to a thought of dust (line 1035). ... However the downfall of a strong noble king to an insecure tyrant due to his rash thinking mak ges Creon a true tragic hero. ...

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Those two themes would be fate and the fact that power corrupts all. ... So in hopes of avoided this fate, the King has a servant take the baby away with an iron rod in his ankles. ... Creon says it best when he tells Oedipus, why should I want to become king and have that responsibility when I have all the rights and luxuries of a king with out all the pressure and decisions. ... Also in Antigone, power becomes a major theme, as Creon becomes king. ... As the new king he passes a law immediately saying that Polyneices should not be properly buried. ...

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Antigone is from a noble family in which her dad Oedipus once king and brother once king and her Uncle Creon now the king of Thebes. Although she had this noble background she lost it all with one little mistake. She lost all traces of her noble background with one false move. ... She lost all her family because of her pride. ... All of these elements meet in the middle and make Antigone a great hero and an even better tragic hero. ...

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Creon gave strict orders not to bury Polynices because he lead a rebellion, which turned to rout, in Thebes against Creon, their almighty king. ... However, Antigone could not let King Creon's decrees go against her morals. ... Antigone, Heamon, and Creon's wife all could have been saved if only one man could have put aside his pride. ... King Creon's ideas were corrupt and had only himself in mind. ... Her efforts are commendable and are an example for us all to follow. ...

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This belief can easily be applied to the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. ... The chorus implies that the oracle of Apollo is false and sides with their king. ... All three of these actions disregard what the gods want from people. ... The gods of Oedipus the King are analogous to the police and judges in today's society. The Greek characters simply blamed the gods for all as is shown when Oedipus states "Apollo, friends, Apollo was he that brought these woes of mine to pass" (Sophocles, 110). ...

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Sophocles' piece, Oedipus the King, told his audience about an incredibly vital lesson they need to learn. ... The Gods made all the decisions about everyone's lives. ... The Gods hold all happiness in the lives of the Greek citizens, and even if the course of action is changed it will all play out the same in the end. The chorus states, "Time tells all" (59). ... Sophocles described a major issue in the play Oedipus the King. ...

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This year in Humanities we studied Sophocle's play called Oedipus the King, so I took the opportunity to see the play produced live at Brigham young University in September. ... There were few actors and they all wore strange masks or their faces were painted. ... All through the play they spoke in the poetic way that the plays were written and they did a wonderful job of doing that as well. ... This is the reason that I think I did not enjoy it at all; however I can appreciate the actors and the play better once I understood that this is Greek Theatre. The Theatrical company that p...

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For instance, the King of Oedipus from the famous tragedy plays "Oedipus Rex,"" retold by John Bennett and Moira Kerr, and the King of Creon from the plays "Antigone ", are examples of how heroes can suffer from different degrees of remorse due to the consequences they have received. ... After he arrives at Thebes, he becomes the new king because he killed Sphinx and marries with the Queen Jocasta. ... In another story, the King of Creon finds himself in a similar situation where his wrong decision leads to the tragic catastrophe at the end. As a new king, Creon cannot tolerate others to break...

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By doing this, he was elected King of Thebes and married the widow of Laius, Jocasta. ... But the only way to save the city is to find who killed the former king of Thebes, Laius, and bring him to justice. ... The prophets in Oedipus the King played a role in the outcome by simply informing Oedipus of the prophecy. ... He saved a city by solving a riddle of the sphinx and became the heroic king of Thebes and married the widow of Laius. All of these actions by Oedipus are the result of his decision to seek Oracles. ...

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First of all, Oedipus's fall is a result of fate because of actions that occur when Oedipus is an infant. ... Oedipus grew up in Corinth with King Polybus and Queen Merope. ... Out of all the men who previously tried, Oedipus is the only one able to solve the riddle proving that fate cannot be controlled (OR). ... He reigns long in peace and honor as the king of Thebes (Freud 102). ... All of it was destined to be true! ...

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Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... "And the guilt is all mine- can never be fixed on another man, no escape for me. I killed them, I, god help me, I admit it all!... She calls out the king when nobody else would. ... "The citizens would all agree, They'd praise me to if their lips weren't locked in fear...

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Antigone Pride is a quality that all people possess in one way or another. ... " I now possess the throne and all its powers. ... "And the guilt is all mine- can never be fixed on another man, no escape for me. I killed them, I, god help me, I admit it all!... She calls out the king when nobody else would. ...

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Solving the Riddle of the Sphinx, becoming King of Thebes, and starting a family with his new Queen Jocasta sounds like a life of a blessed man. A man named Oedipus whose life is not all it appears to be. ... Oedipus the King possesses all the characteristics of a Greek hero, but by his own pride and fidelity to the truth he meets a tragic end of his own making. ... The King's flaw was his pompous, arrogant attitude that he used to place himself above those around him. ... Oedipus the King may have been able to solve the Riddle of the Sphinx, but soon finds out he is solving the riddl...

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