... Laius was with his servants and a cart. A very simple thing to do, if he was asked to move away or as said harassed, he can move and step on the other road or plead to the king and give them the way. He could have done a very simple thing. But because ... change the fact that he was a murderer. That not even once, did thought about regretting his actions. That makes him even guiltier for causing injustice. Not only to the death of the king and his servants but also when he got the prize for solving the riddle and replacing Laius on his throne. He was too greedy to let it go and prideful ...

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... would inevitably choose to put her in the cave. As Oedipus showed us, you cannot escape fate no matter how you try. If you go back and find out you should have turned left when you turned right and change it, then you may think you have defied fate. You are wrong, most likely, like Oedipus, you will do exactly what was determined ... ; and if I must die, I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down with him in death, and I shall be as dear to him as he to me"(493). Oedipus thought that by going away from his "mother" and "father" the chances of him killing his father and marrying his ...

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... up for herself and did what she thought was right. I believe Antigone should be admired and worthy to be honored because she did not deny her actions of burying her brother when she knew that the law said not to. Sentry: We rushed her, she didn't flinch. We interrogated her, charging her with offenses, ... that they too can change things that seem to be unchangeable if they believe that is the right thing to do, even if the results are death. She even knew the consequences of her actions and yet ignored them. Antigone even accepted her death when Creon found her guilty. Another reason o...

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... I would think that the gods had something to do with that. The concept of good and evil in the plays is basically what we see as right and wrong today. This is evident through good and evil characters, sometimes the characters may even come through ... as Tiresias was leaving, Oedipus says "Yes, take him home. Good riddance too! You"re nothing but a nuisance here, one I can do without." Then Creon on the other hand, is the good guy. He steps in as the ruler of Thebes when Oedipus realized ... he has done. He follows the last wishes of Oedipus and the wishes of the gods. This "good guy"...

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... , people don't think about every choice they make or what will be the result of their judgments. Some people go about their existence making decisions based on their opinions, background, mood, and convictions, without ever considering the influence their decisions will have on others. Often times, people can change those around them ... her initial reluctance to help her sister by claiming, "We are only women, we cannot fight with men, Antigone!/ The law is strong, we must give into the law/ In this thing and in worse."(Prologue ll. 47-49) Ismene's statement illustrates how she is afra...

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... . In the very beginning of the play Antigone's sister Ismene makes a few different comments on Antigone's behavior, telling her she has a "rash heart- (2). Before even knowing what Antigone was asking of her Ismene was thinking Antigone hadn't thought it through like Ismene wanted her to. Trying to reason with Antigone, Ismene tells her, "Your heart beats hotly "passion- (3). Pointing out Antigone ... mightier than ourselves, we have to hear these things "and worse."" (3). Trying to reason with her sister that there isn't a problem with having to do what others ask of them. That is how t...

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... " wife and mother, was also blind to truth of Oedipus" identity. In addition, Laius, Oedipus father, was blind to think that he could cheat destiny with simply mortal actions. The blindness in Oedipus The King is an effective contrasting technique used by Sophocles ... which afflicts the city of Thebes. Instead of sending a messenger to the people of Thebes, he comes to hear their problem directly: "I thought it wrong, my children, to hear the truth from others, messengers. Here I am myself- - you all know me, the world knows ... According to the priest oh Thebes, "You cannot equal the G...

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... enters the realm of philosophy. According to the plays of Sophocles, fate is predetermined and can't be changed. I do not think this is true; I believe in the idea that we as humans have free will and therefore, am able to determine our own fate. ... respect to the will and fate that the gods have intended. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines fate as, "a power of thought to control all events and impossible to resist a persons destiny." This definition would imply that fate has an overwhelming power ... were true, why would this being of higher power waste his time planning the fate ...

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