... this essay, the subject of study will be the conflict between the dominant and the subjugated. Specifically, the focus will be on the conflict between father and son. In Sophocles' Antigone, the opposition of Creon and Haemon mirrors the main conflict and is a reflection of the modern dynamics of father-son relationships rendering the subject eternally relevant and accessible to audiences ... concern for his welfare. Perhaps Harmon's ability to transcend the natural conflicting elements that exist between him and his father stems from their similarities. As stated in the introduction to ...

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... their hamartia and see their place in the universe. It is this manner that Creon can be seen as the tragic character in the play Antigone. Creon's stubbornness prevents him from being influenced by any other character. He refuses all advice that is in his best interest, which eventually causes ... conversing with Tiresias, he dismisses the prophecy as a hoax, as he refuses to even consider the fact that he may be incorrect in assuming that Antigone has done no serious harm. Creon even says, "Whatever you say, you will not change my will."(Sophocles, pg 33) His sanctimoniousness ... wron...

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... again he physically blinds himself. The story of Oedipus then continues as the blind man, who was exiled from Thebes, is lead by his loyal daughter Antigone to Athens and to his death in the next of Sophocles" three Theban plays, Oedipus at Colonus. This play delivers many messages in the same ... should never judge another by rumors or by his appearance. When the people of Athens (the chorus) first see Oedipus they pity him and his daughter Antigone, who has lead him throughout the country since his exile from Thebes. However, when they discover Oedipus" true identity they are scandaliz...

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... then passes a riddling sphinx and guesses the answer, lifting a curse on Thebes, allowing Oedipus to become King, win the hand of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and have 4 children: Eteocles, Polynice, Antigone, and Ismene. The reader discovers the first element of Aristotle's definition at the height of Oedipus" reign as King. An excellent ruler, Oedipus assures the citizens of Thebes when they ... and begs to be exiled from Thebes after he discovers Jocasta has hanged herself. Oedipus then proceeds to ask Creon, who is happy to oblige, to look after his daughters, Antigone and Ismene. Throu...

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... fellow Thebans. Before leaving the city, Oedipus declared that Creon was to become the new king of Thebes and he begged him to look after his two daughters, Ismene and Antigone, and to leave his sons, Polyneices and Eteocles, to fend for themselves. Oedipus was a tragic hero who was destined to have great tragedy fall upon him from the moment he ... ...

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... never fully shook the desire to share his mother's bed. Even after he knew the truth and Jocasta committed suicide in shame, he quickly transferred these emotions to his daughters Antigone and Ismene. As Professor Christopher S. Nassaar noted in his literary criticism, "As Jocasta was sexually attracted to her son, marrying him almost immediately after her husband's quickly forgotten death and ... ...

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... come full circle, from a powerful leader of a nation, to a humble blind man dependent on his daughter for sight, and back to a leader. He recognizes this transition when he says to Antigone, "In a strange way I have become you guide; you were once mine (line 1760-1761)." By accepting his natural role as a leader, Oedipus incorporates his past experiences as king with his ... ...

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