... 1- The stories Antigone and Oedipus Rex were written by a Greek philosopher named Sophocles. In both stories there were two very important prophecies. Those prophecies played a vital role in the ... had a little boy with him to guide him wherever he went. In Oedipus Rex there was a very interesting prophecy. Before the prophecy, Tiresias and Oedipus had an argument. Tiresias accused Oedipus of murdering Laius, who was the king of Thebes before he was murdered. Oedipus obviously rebutted that remark and accused Tiresias of murder. Then Tiresias gave him ... Oedipus could see but in the ne...

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... most respected men of his day, Sophocles uniquely combined Greek mythology with tragedy into the two of his most known plays: Antigone and Oedipus Rex. At the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus is highly confident, and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and becomes the king of the ... on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and on three in the evening? With his eminent mastery of riddles and having an open mind, Oedipus replied, "It is Man". As a child he crawls on four. When he grows up he walks upright on his two feet, and in old age he ... of...

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... Thebes in Antigone and the brother-in-law to Oedipus in Oedipus the King also known as Oedipus Rex. Creon did not receive the title of "King" until the end of Oedipus the King. He shows a rise and fall in his power from both plays. In Oedipus the King, Creon was known to be a ... compassionate man. His personality and behavior changes in Antigone as he becomes sparingly disrespectful. His actions should make you wonder if he has learned anything from Oedipus the King. Accusations and false judgment play a huge role in how Creon's life changed dramatically at the end of Antigone. All the m...

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... Hero In the tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Sophocles presented Oedipus as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a kind of sacrificial victim. He experiences a fall because he has a certain character flaw, or tragic flaw, and he suffers so that the audience may learn from that suffering without having to experience the pain themselves. Oedipus" tragic flaw led to ... was actually true. He then asked Jocasta's advice on the situation. Jocasta was his wife and, unbeknownst to him, his mother. She told Oedipus that she did not believe the prophet and for him to simply let it pass. He could not settle for t...

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... Hero In the tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Sophocles presented Oedipus as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a kind of sacrificial victim. He experiences a fall because he has a certain character flaw, or tragic flaw, and he suffers so that the audience may learn from that suffering without having to experience the pain themselves. Oedipus" tragic flaw led to ... was actually true. He then asked Jocasta's advice on the situation. Jocasta was his wife and, unbeknownst to him, his mother. She told Oedipus that she did not believe the prophet and for him to simply let it pass. He could not settle for t...

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ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY In the tragedies of Sophocles, human responsibility plays an important role to the significance of the characters. Oedipus accepts responsibility as a tragic hero, as does Antigone. It seems however, that Antigone shows a greater willingness to accept her responsibility. Oedipus" basic flaw is his lack of knowledge of his own identity. He starts out as a good king, and finds out laios is killed, threatening the killer to a severe punishment. He doesn't know, however, that is was actually him that killed him until later. Oedipus' unyielding desire to uncover the truth a...

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In the Sophicles's Greek epic, "Oedipus Rex" there are two major themes that stick out in my mind. Those two themes would be fate and the fact that power corrupts all. In this essay I ... believing that those are his real parents, in hopes of running away from this terrible fate. When in actuality he's fulfilling his fate. While the epic is progressing and Oedipus marries Jocasta, his real mother, and once again he's adding to the fulfillment of this fate that he has been doomed to. This shows that you can't really avoid ... the responsibility of this duty and the weight of the city has bar...

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... ;Antigone", many actions turn out to have peripeteia outcomes. "Oedipus Rex", by John 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 ... happiness and peace, a strange blight fell upon Thebes. Crops failed, and the people grew hungry; disease spread among the Thebans, and they could not be cured" (2, Bennett and Kerr). Oedipus had everything a king wanted; ...

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Antigone There are several similarities between the stories of Antigone and Oedipus Rex. Kreon appears in both of the stories, but there is much more than this that the stories have in common. Kreon and Oedipus both get in a fight with Teiresias because they believe that he is not telling them the truth about ... many of their family members are killed because they did not believe this. Kreon and Oedipus seem to have the same attitude towards their crown. This is what leads to their downfall In the story of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is told from Teiresias that he was the one that killed the former ...

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... and call him a villain. The singularity of the tragedies of Sophocles is that they are self-contained. It is commonly assumed that the three works that chronicle the curse of Oedipus were intended as a trilogy, but although Antigone follows Oedipus Rex chronologically, it was written earlier. When comparing the character of Creon, as presented in Antigone, with the character as presented in ... Oedipus Rex, the differences in characterization are remarkably apparent. In Oedipus Rex, Creon is portrayed as a benevolent figure with seemingly little interest in power yet in Antigone; he is ...

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... , a work by Sophocles, discussed the importance of gender in ancient Greece and explored the importance of androcentrism. In his work, Antigone, Sophocles enriches his audience's previous knowledge of the Oedipus trilogy by introducing characterization and structure in order to prove themes of cultural relevance. Through the exploration of Sophocles' development and thematic structure, audience engagement is enriched through a new perspective ... intricate yet simple ideas through the use of the odes and scene based themes throughout. Though with respect to chronology, due to the audience...

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... themselves during battle, two examples are the tale of Nisus and Euryalus who stay side by side no matter what the danger. Part IV: The Royal House of Thebes A "OEDIPUS AND ANTIGONE Fate. For centuries, the existence of this concept has puzzled the greatest of minds. More importantly and astounding are the conflicts that rise from the possible existence of ... responsible for these faults and the cause great men to fall in order to teach humility. This concept is perhaps best expressed in one of his greatest plays, Oedipus Rex. In Oedipus Rex, the tale's main character, Oedipus, had bee...

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... in old age learn to be wise. Pride was a major cause for the down fall of both Creon and Antigone as well as the protagonist of Sophocles prequal to Antigone, Oedipus. Choragos mentions pride but he is sure to first put the lesson of the play, which is that you can't be happy unless you are in your rightful place among ... tragedies is the chorus, which has many uses but was mostly a summation of the events thus far. As part of the chorus, Choragos is the concluding speaker of both tragedies, Oedipus Rex and Antigone, and in both he summates the play with universal truths, learned throu...

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... of a world where Luke doesn't have Han Solo by his side! All kidding aside, supporting characters are what make stories great and memorable, and these three plays prove that amazingly. Oedipus Rex, what a sad poor man. But he himself wasn't really all that deep or memorable of a character. Yes the story revolved around him, but it never made him into a hero or ... gods, it would never have as much impact as it did from Tiresias. The blind leading the blind, I guess you could say. In Antigone, we again follow the bloodline of Oedipus, through his daughters and sons. Again though, you see...

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... are displeased with his decision to not bury Polyneices and condemn Antigone to death, Creon accuses Teiresias of disloyalty and succumbing to bribery. Ironically enough, in Sophocle's play "Oedipus Rex" Creon is accused by Oedipus of succumbing to bribery with Teiresias, showing that Creon's hubris is blinding him from the advice of others. Such accusations made by Creon prove to be counter-productive ... ...

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... moral, rebellious, and most of all, justified. Creon was threatened by a woman. She was supposed to be passive and stay within cultural domains of her gender. King Eteocles, son of Oedipus, was murdered by Polynices, his own brother. Why should he receive or deserve the same rites as the king, loyal ruler of the land? Creon was the king and justified ... of man who threatened their livelihood as a society. She is not the king, nor does she have the right to perform such actions, even if she is the daughter of Oedipus Rex; she is still a woman. A mere woman became more powerful than the ...

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In the story Antigone, Creon shows all of the characteristics of a tragic hero. He receives pity through the audience, yet recognizes his weakness, and whose downfall comes from his own self-pride. Though the audience notices how villainous Creon is, they still express pity towards him. They realize the he brought all of his problems on himself and should have been more open-minded, but think no one should go through that. They also understand how the warrior king Creon felt when he notices his son is love struck. The audience also expresses pity towards him because the girl is a murderer, und...

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