It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. ... The Chorus then turns to the powerfully built Creon, king of Thebes. ... The brothers killed each other in a duel, leaving Creon king. ... All are innocent, simply bound to their parts. All one can do is shout. ...
The classic tragedy, Oedipus tells the story of the King of Thebes, Oedipus who foolishly tries to challenge fate and evade prophecy, which proclaimed that he would murder his father and marry his mother. ... Teiresias: Shall I add more to make thee rage the more Oedipus: Add the all you will. ... And all is true! ... Not only are all of the necessary elements of the cathartic moment present in Oedipus, which conforms almost perfectly to the true tragic form as outlined by Aristotle, but also, Oedipus, who is the king of Thebes, is of a high social status compared to the average reader. ... Fo...
