... tragedy is dominated by the powerful figure of King Oedipus of Thebes. He is considered by many to be the epitome of all tragic figures (Cameron xvi). Sophocles portrays Oedipus as a king who was proud, prosperous, and powerful. His journey in this play moves Oedipus from the quest for a cure from the ... Both father and son anger quickly and resort to violence (Howard 8). Oedipus kills the traveler, without knowing that his temper has doomed his father to death (Howard 5). He later curses whoever has caused this crime to Laius, boldly and confidently condemning them without realizing th...

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... Vs. Ismene, and lastly Haemon Vs. Creon. These three major conflicts are the Basis of the story, without these the entire story line would not come together. In all three Conflicts the main reason for disagreement is each individual standing for what they firmly believe in and finally they must face the ... had told the townspeople the consequence of this action if committed ,which would be death. When Creon found out that is was Antigone ,who went against this law he sentenced her to death. Antigone admitted to this crime and stated, " .I did not think your edicts strong enough to over...

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A tragic hero, according to Aristotelian definitions, is a "highly renowned and prosperous" character. This figure is not perfect and has to be on some level responsible for his or her downfall. The hero's punishment usually exceeds the crime. By the end of the play, this hero recognizes his or her own error ... more adequately than Antigone. The two have some character flaws, and both are responsible for their own tragic consequences. They are proud, stubborn people, and their unwillingness to recognize their folly sparks the bitter conflict between them. Yet Antigone does not experience an...

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... remains her brother and performing his religious rites of burial. She suggested blessing the body of man who threatened their livelihood as a society. She is not the king, nor does she have the right to perform such actions, even if she is the daughter of Oedipus Rex; she is still a ... more powerful than the king of Thebes by standing and dying for her convictions, and a king was reduced to nothing by sentencing the martyr to death. He was wrong in his decision to ignore the prophetic words of Teiresias; then made an unrealized self-destructive error by accusing the omniscient prophet o...

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... his demand, but notice what his demand is. He does not pursue for the sake of truth, but for power, superhuman power, the power over life and death. Of power, of honor, of omnipotence is promised to the studious artisan! All things that move between the quiet poles Shall be at my command. Emperors and kings are but obeyed in their several provinces ... that they seek a greater knowledge and through discovering a greater knowledge they become more powerful and it is power that corrupts the human spirit and leads to our ruin. Ever proud to the very end it is not until he faces the last ho...

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... Eteocles battle each other for the thrown. They are both killed in battle. The next in line for the thrown is Creon. Once he is king, he gives a proud and proper burial to Eteocles, but puts out an order to everyone in Thebes that no one is to burry Polyneices because he was seen as a traitor. He was ... to be left in the spot where he died for the dogs and vultures to eat his corpse. Antigone is troubled by this ruling because she has pride for her brother ... and husband to Antigone, enters the story. He pleads with his father to spare the life of Antigone, but is not successful. Creo...

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... go against the laws created by man. Antigone's uncle, Creon, has declared that Polynices, Antigone's dead brother, may not be mourned or buried due to the fact that he fought against his home civilization. And anyone that defies this law will be punished by death. Antigone, however, firmly believes that her brother deserves the proper burial and ceremony that any soldier would receive. " He ... she did what she did. He just ignores her opinion, and continues through with ideas of punishment. He is stubborn and too proud to lower himself to her level. In the end, it is Creon's pride that...

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... a crucial role in Theban and Athenian societies. Fate is the will of the gods, and as is apparent in Antigone, the gods' will is not to be questioned. Much of Sophocles' work focuses on the struggle between civil law and what is believed to be divine law. As an invader of Thebes and the killer of his own brother, Polynices is believed to ... be a traitor, undeserving of the most basic privileges. For his crimes, Creon refuses to give Polynices the proper burial rites that would put his soul to rest. The King also threatens death to any persons attempting to bury Polynices properly. This...

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... is not at all concerned with her pride or her well-being. Everything she does is in honor of her departed brother, Polyneices. Creon is very prideful. He says, "My voice is the one voice giving orders in this City!" He also says that he wouldn't change his mind about carrying out his death sentence ... those of the gods. Antigone starts out the play in despair. She doesn't gain or lose anything during the course of the play except her life. Her death is of no surprise to her because she already knows the penalty for breaking Creon's law. Creon, on the other hand, starts off with a family...

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... beginning of the drama, they agree with Creon's selfish ways. They tell him their opinions on how good he is handling the situation. When the first death happens they change their minds. Now they tell him that he is being to hard on his punishment. They agree with a person until something bad happens. ... ran over to bury it again. The Sentinel grabs her and takes her to Creon. Rising Action "Creon's punishment for burying Polynices was to be put to death. Instead Antigone is put in a cave as her punishment. He wants her to die of starvation and depression. Creon wants her to live in the...

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... and courage, yet leaves the world as a conquered celebrity. She respects her family regardless of what has happened in the past and always seems to be loyal towards her brothers, as well as her sister. Antigone feels as though long-lasting by the laws of the gods, is value to follow ... Polynices, Antigone practically hands her life over to Creon, to use as he wishes, because the punishment for defying his orders is death. However, Antigone does not complain. She is proud to die for something she believes in. The tragic flaw of Antigone leads to many lamenting events in the play. The way ...

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... A man has many defining characteristics - some positive and some negative. At times, a potentially positive characteristic may cause his eventual downfall. This concept can be directly related to the story Oedipus Rex. Aristotle stated, "the tragic hero falls into bad fortune because of some flaw in his character of the kind ... his determination when in search of Laius" murderer. He stated that he would avenge the King's death as if Laius were his own father. He cursed the murderer, announcing "May he drag out an evil death-in-life in misery." These characteristics of pride and determ...

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... accompanied by several servants at the three crossroads. The old man was Laios, who was Oedipus's father, on his way to Delphi. Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. Laios attacked Oedipus. As a result, Oedipus killed them all, excepted on of the servant. ... action was this search of the murder. It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. Oedipus sent for Teiresias, the blind seer. Teiresias at first did not want to tell Oedipus about the murder, and told Oedipus to leave things as ...

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... accompanied by several servants at the three crossroads. The old man was Laios, who was Oedipus's father, on his way to Delphi. Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. Laios attacked Oedipus. As a result, Oedipus killed them all, excepted on of the servant. ... action was this search of the murder. It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. Oedipus sent for Teiresias, the blind seer. Teiresias at first did not want to tell Oedipus about the murder, and told Oedipus to leave things as ...

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... accompanied by several servants at the three crossroads. The old man was Laios, who was Oedipus's father, on his way to Delphi. Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. Laios attacked Oedipus. As a result, Oedipus killed them all, excepted on of the servant. ... action was this search of the murder. It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. Oedipus sent for Teiresias, the blind seer. Teiresias at first did not want to tell Oedipus about the murder, and told Oedipus to leave things as ...

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... that it is his duty to his country and to Laius to bring this man to justice. Oedipus" pride shines through in the speech. He can only be proud at this moment because he does not know his fate. His impulsiveness causes him to promise to kill this man without finding out all of the information about Laius" murder first. Had he stopped ... would have realized that he himself was the murderer. These two characteristics seem to be tragic flaws. In any tragedy, there is usually death. However, according to Socrates, a true tragic hero must die nobly. In this play, Oedipus did not die in the ...

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... of her beautiful sister, Ismene. They describe Antigone as: " That thin little creature sitting by herself, staring straight ahead, seeing nothing. . ." She seems to be small, helpless and fragile, but just when you think that she is helpless, she unfurls herself as a clever and very brave young lady. As Antigone returns from ... She seems to come to the realization that her life would soon end, so, she begins to prepare for the worst, being death, and almost welcome it: "There! I"m not afraid any more. Not afraid of the wicked ogre, nor of the sandman, nor of the dwarf who steals litt...

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... There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; no wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, and proud men in old age learn to be wise." (Choragos, Scene 5, Lines 139-142) Just as Creon made bad judgements, Julius Caesar did as well. Julius Caesar was ... alongside Caesar - kill two birds with one stone. Cassius felt that if Antony were left alive, he would come after them to avenge Caesar's death. Conversely, Brutus felt that killing both Caesar and Antony would make their course appear too bloody; he felt that with Caesar dead Antony could no ... longer pros...

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... dangerous. They were the first democratic society in a tumultuous world of kings and emperors, and they were proud of their ideology. Considering their fervent believe in rule by many, its not surprising that many Greek dramas revolve around an individual hero or a king's fall from power because of pride ... the Sophocles's book, Oedipus is presented to us as being extremely arrogant. His city is in the midst of a mysterious plague which can only be lifted when a murderer is exposed and destroyed. Oedipus claims that he, who solved the riddle of the sphinx, will quickly put the matter to...

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... law because she knows deep down inside that it is morally right. Antigone is a very smart young woman, and she realizes that her faith says death is the truly the beginning and by burying Polyneices she is giving herself and her brother everlasting life. Another admirable decision of Antigone is that although her ... his poor judgement, his innocent family suffered and he is completely at fault. The beauty of family is that in either life or death we are all connected through the power of love, and no law could ever change that. In the words of Antigone, "It is the dead ... it up best, "...

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... must honor her brother Polynices by giving him a proper burial and sending him to the afterlife in Hades. She is not afraid to lose her life and she is proud of herself, courageous and determined. Antigone follows the laws of gods before those of men and she has a strong ... sense of her past due to her knowledge the tragedy of her father, Oedipus. Antigone knows her family has been cursed from the beginning, or so it seems, therefore she is not afraid of death ... . Ismene would like to bury Polynices, but she does not possess the courage of Antigone. Ismene and Antigone are total oppos...

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... and Polyneices will not be buried. Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and they are now the last children of Oedipus. Antigone brings Ismene outside the city gates late at night for a secret meeting. Antigone wants to bury Polyneices' body, and Ismene refuses to help her. She fears the death penalty, and she tries to persuade Antigone ... the morality of what she has done. Creon grows mad. He sends for Ismene because he thinks she helped Antigone. Ismene tells Creon that she did it, but Antigone does not allow her to lie. Creon locks up Antigone and Ismene. Haemon,...

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... course of the play. Sophocles sets up Oedipus' tragic flaw as pride. The prologue that the audience already knows sets up a reason for Oedipus to be proud- he has solves the riddle of the Sphinx. This great feat has landed him the job of king of the city of Thebes, where he married ... kills his wife for infidelity. This tragic flaw of jealousy created Othello's downfall, similar to how pride was the tragic flaw that brought down Oedipus. Not only did each main character have their tragic flaw, but both acted irrationally and violent when they got upset. Oedipus showed several times th...

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... in a duel, leaving Creon king. Creon ordered Eteocles buried in honor and left Polynices to rot. Furthermore, any who attempt to bury him will be put to death. It is an ashen dawn and the house is still asleep. Antigone sneaks in from the outside. The Nurse appears and asks where she has been ... is home from the hunt and it is her duty to unlock the house of the dead for him. Creon asks if she thought her being the proud Oedipus's daughter put her above the law. No one has a more sacred obligation to the law than its makers. Antigone retorts that had she been ... pause, Antigone rema...

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... of Oedipus suggests that he has a catharsis, experiencing a spiritual renewal where he learns to see the truth. Furthermore, because he is forced to live with a punishment worse than death, his suffering does not end, drawing greater pity from the audience. By fulfilling all the essential characteristics of the tragic hero, Oedipus attains a greater connection to the audience, further exemplifying the play's underlying ... characteristics of nobility and virtue. In addressing the Chorus, he declares, "These are my principles. Never at my hands will the traitor be honored above the patriot...

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