In my paper, I am going to discuss how Oedipus and Antigone both exhibit traits that qualify them to be defined as heroic characters. I am also going to compare and contrast their characters. In regards to the heroic code, they both fulfill the requirements that would make them heroes. ... Oedipus was the king of Thebes, whose world was turned upside down with the revelation of a few certain events. His daughter, Antigone, also ... . Her brother Polyneices was killed by her other brother, Eteokles. Creon, the king, gave Eteokles a proper burial, but refused to bury Polyneices. Antigone felt ...

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The Fall of Antigone/s Characters Power struggles are both history and future for mankind. Whether they be little, over a toy when one is a child, or enormous, running a campaign for presidency ... would rather knock the other men into shape, along with the disobedient women. Antigone, written by Sophocles as the ending of his Theban plays trilogy, interpolates 3 of these genres into his characters. Antigone, the main focus of this play, and is displayed as a feminist. Antigone shows that she will do anything that she feels is right, no matter ... he does not listen. Then, he gives a speech t...

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Characters and Plot: "Antigone" by Jean Anouilh is an adaptation of the original "Antigone" written by Sophocles. It is the story of young Antigone, daughter of the late King Oedipus, who is devoted to her brother Polynices. In a power struggle to ... product of that ill-fated union between Oedipus and Jocasta. Antigone is fated to obey the divine law, burying her brother, and spurn the human law of Creon, regardless of the consequences. Also, the theme of social status is shown in characters like the guards, living in their narrow world of ... work, cards, drinking, and promotion. They rema...

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... . Furthermore, by presenting cases where justice is claimed to be enacted by a character or a god like force, the playwrights encourage speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. In "Antigone" and "The Bacchae," both authors address similar theme and concerns. Just as we saw in Plato's "Republic," the subject of the city-state and how it should be best governed ... and notions of civic and natural laws, are issues dealt with in these two plays. Through Antigone's main characters Antigone and Creon, Sophocles presents apparently conflicting notions of justice. Bot...

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... seem to think it necessary to restrain the roles of the fairer sex in their works. The presence of strong female lead characters, such as the title protagonists in Sophocles" Antigone and Euripides" Medea, shows that women do not always have to remain passive and in the background of a plot. In ... against the determined mindset of her sister, serving as a foil that highlights the good, and hero-like qualities inherent in the latter. For, against Ismene's protests Antigone chooses to walk, willingly, into the hands of danger, " what I shall suffer will be far less dire than dying an ig...

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... Bennett and Moira Kerr, is a story about a young man named "Oedipus", son of the Corinth, who attempts to escape his fate of killing his father. In "Antigone", by E.F. Watling, Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, wants to give her traitorous brother, Polynices, a proper burial. But, her uncle "King Creon" is against helping the traitor and decides to ... punish Antigone with a death sentence. Through their actions, Oedipus and Creon experience peripeteia by avoiding their fate, becoming king, and making the wrong choices, which made them suffer tremendously. It is evident ... sentence,...

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... the citizens of Thebes and not wanting any type of power but, when Oedipus life disintegrates, Creon takes to the throne immediately. In Antigone, Creon resides comfortablely in the place of power. Creon holds the same unquestioned supremacy that Oedipus once held, Oedipus now holds nothing but ... since they both have been corrupted by power. In Greek mythology the gods are rarely wrong in their predictions of the future. Yet some characters still ignore their predictions. Oedipus was a sharp man furnished with wit and intellect, yet his lack of self-knowledge and his arrogance led ......

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... from the citizens of Thebes and not wanting any type of power but, when Oedipus life disintegrates, Creon takes to the throne immediately. In Antigone, Creon resides comfortablely in the place of power. Creon holds the same unquestioned supremacy that Oedipus once held, Oedipus now holds nothing but his ... course, once Creon achieves the stability and power that he sought and Oedipus possessed, he begins to echo Oedipus's mistakes. In Oedipus and Antigone, Sopholcles portrays Oedipus and Creon as once good kings who have lost their ability to reason since they both have been corrupted b...

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... him that will haunt him and his entire bloodline throughout the plays. In the play "Antigone," Creon forbid the burial of Antigone's brother Polyneices because he turned against Thebes. After he(Polyneices) died, he was left were he fell. Antigone tried burying him twice, both times proved to be unsuccessful. After she was caught and ... 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 good in one play and bad in the other. In "Oedipus the King...

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... This suggests that Achilles lost his reasoning in the moment and was too rash in his decision-making. In the play, Antigone, Creon strikes back against Antigone after she breaks a law. Antigone followed natural law and buried her brother, Polynices" body. Creon had decreed it forbidden for anyone to bury Polynices" body; ... the punishment for this would be death. When Creon found out that it was Antigone who buried the body he sentenced her to death, as he had previously decreed. From Creon's actions we can tell that he believes in human ... to the action. In theory this could be viewe...

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... as Oedipus and Medea portrayed many views of the Greek society and those of the playwrites themselves. One can see through the works of Greek plays such as, "Oedipus" or "Antigone", "Medea", and other historical accounts that the Greeks believed that there is no happiness where there is no wisdom. In the work of Sophocles" "Oedipus" and ... "Antigone" wisdom is one of the key elements in the shaping the characters and story line. Oedipus, who is the main character in "Oedipus", is used to show the audience how the lack of wisdom can effect the ... ...

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... how Euripides manages to portray Medea as the first notable precursor of the feminist perspective. A keen reader of the Greek Tragedy may argue that there are various other female characters that have acquired considerable limelight. Aeschylus' Clytemnestra , Sophocles' Antigone and Euripides' Hecabe and Andromache may be quoted as pertinent examples to substantiate this objection. A close study of all these ... characters would reveal that none of them happens to be in the same league as Medea. I shall present two arguments to establish the preceding claim. First, Medea outshines all th...

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... writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception. He possesses all the characteristics and ultimately the fate of the majority of tragic characters, death. Agamemnon is the King of Argos who is coming back from a ten year battle with Troy. This in itself ... pride simultaneously. These two flaws are arguably the worst sins one can make in Greek society and therefore Zeus allowed it. Most tragic characters in Greek stories do die or feel the emotional pain of death. In Sop...

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... writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception. He possesses all the characteristics and ultimately the fate of the majority of tragic characters, death. Agamemnon is the King of Argos who is coming back from a ten year battle with Troy. This in itself ... pride simultaneously. These two flaws are arguably the worst sins one can make in Greek society and therefore Zeus allowed it. Most tragic characters in Greek stories do die or feel the emotional pain of death. In Sop...

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... cruel in play Oedipus. Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. In this passage there are several themes and significant items that she is addressing. Jocasta is trying to help relieve Oedipus of his fears that come from ... . He does this because he knows that the acts that he committed are so horrible. He is unable to live with himself, seeing the results of his actions, Ismene and Antigone. Oedipus blinds himself, so that he would not have to see the products...

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Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus The King, by Sophocles. Her actions and thoughts are important to the reader as well as the characters within the play. In this passage there are several themes and significant items that she is addressing. Jocasta is trying to help relieve Oedipus of his fears that come from ... . He does this because he knows that the acts that he committed are so horrible. He is unable to live with himself, seeing the results of his actions, Ismene and Antigone. Oedipus blinds himself, so that he would not have to see the products of his terrible deed, his d...

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... seems certain may not necessarily be as it seems. These hidden agenda's are also the theme of many modern day literature and media productions, where the audience is aware of a characters heritage yet the protagonists remain oblivious. To put it in a simplistic context, Oedipus is much like the modern day 'soapies', where tragedy and misery are woven into daily lives. Sigmund ... White has much resemblance to the fore mentioned Oedipus as Snow White is destined to be killed but escapes death by being pitied by their executioners. As is illustrated in Antigone and many other fables, hist...

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... the start of the play in heroic terms. Her language and action, as well as the familiar frame in which they operate, mark her as a heroic character, one of those characters whose purpose was specific, whose defiance of threats and advice, whose refusal to betray their own ideal vision were the preoccupation of Sophoclean tragedy. Medea is presented to the audience ... consequences of her action, and goes safely to Athens. Medea's success contrasts her completely from other Greek heroes. Ajax triumphs but he is dead; Oedipus wins, but he is blind; Antigone achieves victory after she hang...

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