... than once, there seems to be a gray area, what exactly was Oedipus punished for? Incest if anything, but Oedipus was ignorant towards his actions with Jocasta. The King was banished because he murdered Laius, yet Thebes punished him for being a victim of fate? At the time of the play, it was said that the Greeks believed in the three fates; Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. They wove a man's life and each was ... bound to his own destiny which was given to him. Though unfair, Oedipus' fate was that he was ... , the only option was for him to be banished. Death, in my mind, was simply illog...

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... still manage to teach lessons that apply to life in present day. In Sophocles" first Theban play, Oedipus the King, there are many lessons that are embodied by the characters, the plot and the theme. The most obvious lesson is that a person, despite honest and great efforts, cannot avoid his fate. Oedipus goes to great efforts to attempt to escape his terrible fate of murdering his father and marrying ... clear but is told to us through Oedipus the King, is to accept what is true, especially when one does not wish to do so. We must face reality with a strong, confident attitude and not ...

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... are clear in what they state, but Oedipus cannot understand them because he doesn't know himself well enough. Tiresias conveys, "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth" (102-103). At this point in the play, Oedipus still cannot conclude who the murderer of King Laius is, even though the riddle is obvious. "The man for whom he is hunting is himself." (Briggs ... 351358). When Oedipus saved Thebes from The Sphinx, he answered this difficult puzzle. The Sphinx demanded: What creature is it ... that walks on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and on...

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... are clear in what they state, but Oedipus cannot understand them because he doesn't know himself well enough. Tiresias conveys, "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth" (102-103). At this point in the play, Oedipus still cannot conclude who the murderer of King Laius is, even though the riddle is obvious. "The man for whom he is hunting is himself." (Briggs ... 351 358). When Oedipus saved Thebes from The Sphinx, he answered this difficult puzzle. The Sphinx demanded: What creature is it ... that walks on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and o...

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... , the one who gives you life!"(Sophocles 873-875) A second way in which Oedipus showed goodness was through his ways as king. You see how much Oedipus truly cares about his people when he talks to them. He always tries to include them in on everything that happened in his life and is very open with them. He states, "But my spirits grieves for the city, for ... myself and for all of you"(Sophocles 75-76). By this, the reader can see how much he worries and cares about the city more then your average king might do which helped me as the reader feel compassion towards him. Another way that ...

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... she will most certainly be caught. Doomed from the start - she is the daughter of the accursed Oedipus - Antigone is pushed ahead by her sheer willpower and reverence for higher authority, she claims to be defending the laws of the gods (which, of course, supersede those of the king's). This is a noble stance taken on her part, and throughout the course of this play she remains true to her beliefs, seeming ... unafraid to embrace her destiny. One can see from merely looking at the prologue the ... Kreon's very own son - to support her stance. As a result, when Ismene is brought before t...

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... Oedipus. When her brothers Eteocles and Polynices killed one another, Creon, king of Thebes, forbade the rebel Polynices" burial. Antigone disobeyed him, performed the rites, and was condemned to death for what she had done. Now the question arises, "Did Antigone take proper action?". Was it just to go against her Uncle Creon's wishes and go ahead and bury the brother that was to be left out for the ... the punishment. The fact of the matter is the law has to be obeyed or consequences will be faced. I do understand her point of view and her values from careful reading of her character. ...

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