... , therefore, his two main characteristics, being pride and blindness, ultimately lead to his downfall. Pride is a sense of one's own proper dignity or value. Oedipus is very well spoken. His words are confident and strong. He stands tall and upright and is placed in the center of the action and his people look ... out the truth and bring freedom to the people of Thebes. He does not want to lose the respect or the power his people have given him. Oedipus is a wise character that seems to be too smart for his own good. His own prideful quest for the truth ultimately leads to his demise. .....

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... leader named Oedipus gained ruler of Thebes by answering this Riddle of Sphinx; what has four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three at night? Oedipus replies, Man (who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks upright later, and needs a walking stick in old age). Since Oedipus was the ... redeemed his village; admitted and accepted his mistakes and failures. Through these characters, he reflects a good man. In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King, Oedipus' village admired him, for he liberated his people from previous misfortunes. "You came and by your coming saved our city, freed us .....

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... 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 went through a ... string of events that led to her untimely demise as well. Oedipus was a confident king who was revered for solving the riddle of the Sphinx. After he saved his land from the curse of the Sphinx, there was a murder case that was brought to his attention. He was told that ... the ...

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... consist of the tragic plot ("muthos"): the reversal of the situation, the recognition ("agnorisis"), and the scene of suffering ("pathos"). The story of Oedipus begins with Laius, King of Thebes, who learns from the oracle that his son will kill him and marry his wife Jocasta. When a son ... kills due to a quarrel, ignorant of the fact that Laius is his father. Continuing on his way he then passes a riddling sphinx and guesses the answer, lifting a curse on Thebes, allowing Oedipus to become King, win the hand of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and have 4 children: Eteocles, Polynice, Antigone...

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... severe, and shows more remorse. On his way to the City of Thebes, Oedipus killed an old man unintentionally. After he arrives at Thebes, he becomes the new king because he killed Sphinx and marries with the Queen Jocasta. Eventually, he finds out the old man who ... can bear this guilt but I. It is true, I killed him. Lead me away, away. I live no longer " (Watling 16). Compare to Creon, Oedipus, who feels himself as "blind and sick at the soul", definitely took a higher degree of remorse. Nevertheless, their self-punishments also demonstrated a different degree of ... a relief for him,...

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... they are courageous and have a fatal flaw of pride. But no two people are the same, and they have there differences too. In both of the plays Antigone and Oedipus are very noble people and do what's right. Antigone feels that all people even her brother deserved a proper burial; "with all honorable observances due to the dead". ( ... her because the most important thing to her is that she does what is the right thing to do so her brother may have a good after life. Oedipus is also as noble as Antigone is. He knew he had to do what was right so he thought it was his duty to find the kille...

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