... demonstrated a different degree of remorse. After the tragedy happens, Creon falls into a state of confusion and hesitation, where "he knows not where he should turn, where look for help" (Watling 17). Although he has realized that he made a mistake, but he is still saying that "the fate is too heavy for me" (Watling ... 17) without any punishment (If the deaths of his son and wife are not enough as a punishment). In the other hand, Oedipus is more decisive. After the tragedy happens, he blinds ... ...

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... . And for this selfish but divine deed, she is condemned. By the death of Antigone and Creon, Sophocles, conveys a message that, despite of the consequences, divine law always dominates (George 17). Towards the latter part of the novel, antagonist Creon also realizes this very same fact, and apologizes to the citizens of Thebes and Antigone. By this Sophocles proves that, one ... ...

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... end. In the second stanza, Arnold uses a place of mythological beginnings to set the scene: the Aegean Sea. This sea is a very dirty, dense sea, "turbid," in Arnold's words. (Line 17) It shows the state of humanity miserable. The second stanza also seems to detach the speaker from Dover Beach, when he calls the sea "northern and distant." In his reference ... ...

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... Oedipus" fate. Oedipus" fate has a huge role in the book. With each fate that comes to him, there is a new understanding why he got married to his mom. On page 17 there is a quote that describes Oedipus "let me go home. Bear your own fate, and I"ll bear mine. It is better so; trust what I say". This enterasting quote speeks alot ... ...

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... . In the Greek theatre they take on a significant role of emphasising the storyline by groups speaking in unison rather than one single actor trying to reach the ears of around 17,000 listeners. They were after-all a very natural part of Greek theatre and their absence would certainly reflect an unorthodox presentation. They also keep the emotion running as any scene ... ...

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... larger than life" and that it is their decisions that affect others and that "seem to shake the world itself" (Brown). The figure must also be of high nobility or high stature. The character's tragic flaw leads him to the third characteristic, the down fall. The character's downfall causes the character to fall from that ... high nobility or stature. The consequence that comes from the downfall is of "great suffering" (Brown). The character's downfall causes suffering or death in the characters life. The final ... does not see that he is hurting Antigone by creating such law. Aristotl...

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... a killer sphinx did more than just boost his ego, it made him King. With the sudden fame and glory Oedipus became a person of high status that was admired and envied by many of the townspeople. Oedipus the King can be seen as a tragic hero which is defined as a person of ... high status who experiences a downfall due to their tragic flaw. Oedipus was considered a high society figure in two ways, being the heir to the city of Cornith and being the King of Thebes. Thinking he ... future heir of the throne. This thought alone made Oedipus feel superior and more noble than the regular townsm...

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... by Chaucer in his The Canterbury Tales. Through the words of the Monk, he says that the hero of a tragedy must be a man of high social status. He must be a man enjoying high prosperity and who falls from high degree to misery and ends wretchedly. Thus tragedy is a sort of moral story to show the futility of human wealth and power. A great German ... ...

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... tragedies, the reader or viewer goes through several different intense emotions, which Aristotle refers to as, catharsis. The protagonist of a tragedy is referred to as a tragic hero; they must be high ranking, a noble character and of a dignified stature before the tragic events occur. In the plays, Oedipus and Antigone, by Sophocles, the character Creon best portrays a tragic hero as defined by ... Aristotle. One of the most important attributes of a tragic hero is courageousness and to be high ranking. In times of the Greek Gods, it was proper order to obey your King and not question...

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... hope. I prefer life at its worst to death at its best." (41) Another characteristic of a tragic Greek is their high position. These three, even though Hecuba's through marriage, all have a very high status in society. The reason that most Greek heroes are of a high status is because they have a lot to lose and all tragic Greek heroes have to lose something; sometimes even ... ...

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Antigone A man of high rank and stature, consistent in action, but he must also have a flaw in character that enables him to commit an imprudent act. This depiction can completely characterize Kreon, king ... his role as king. In the beginning of the film, the camera shots of Kreon are always subjective and looking up at him. This helps to reveal Kreons dictatorship and high rank. Such scene as the chorus is standing on the staircase leading up to the door, in which Kreon enters with much light, indicating his importance to the scene. ... the impression of being a father lecturing his son wit...

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... tragedy Oedipus mistakes his own identity and misconstrues his destiny. Tragic heroes such as Oedipus are grand, noble characters. They are men of high estate who enjoy great reputation and prosperity. Oedipus was a privileged, exalted person who earned high repute and status by his intelligence and his inherent nobility. Oedipus's tragedy extends to his entire family. An essential element in tragedies is ... ...

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... it be from a man/ we must not let the people say that a woman beat us" (11. 733-4). His actions are premeditated in his pride. Antigone's obstacles are greater than her high moral principle of satisfying the wishes of the Gods and breaking the law of Creon: Her burden is compounded because she is a woman. It is implied that the same fate ... , not the "one miscalculation" that is a standard trait for a tragic hero. Creon is unyielding. Only in the end does he see the error of his ways. It is not of high moral character that he has his epiphany. He sees his wrong doing through the loss of...

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... entire play; her one downfall is her tragic flaw of pride and being driven by emotions. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, the king, and she truly belongs in the high position of princess in the royal family of Thebes. Antigone has good morals and intentions throughout the play. She wants to see justice served even if she has to disregard ... Creon. A better plan of action would have been for Antigone to address Creon about her feelings instead of immediately disobeying his law, the law of man. Antigone belongs in her high and royal position as the princess of Thebes. She is Oedipus" ...

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... 2 by Jocasta's actions in the previous episode. However, the readers are also aware that, either intentionally or not, Oedipus is oblivious to the impending disaster, and is at an emotional high, filled with pride and joy. Sophocles follows the Greek tragedy well because this stasimon helps to cultivate the feeling of pity that is supposed to be elicited from the readers ... readers posses functions to compound the feeling of pity that Oedipus will bring forth when he suffers an agonizing moral defeat. Stasimon three serves to lift readers" spirits to a false high just before the revela...

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... Oedipus are themselves members of the royal family and in fact, next in line to the throne. Oedipus is the adopted son of the former King Polybus. He is of high standing in both the political and the social chain of command of the times, because he is both a king and world famous. Hamlet is the son of a king, and a prince ... has Hamlet sent to England, "I have a quick determination Thus set it down: He shall with speed to England-(214). The classic tragic formula needs a hero who is in a position of high status and also has the same hero fall from that position. Hamlet and Oedipus Rex ...

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... be forced to leave. "So all life is miserable, and only death can bring peace." Those words ring true for Oedipus now that he has been brought down from his high position. All knowledge has been given to him whether he liked it or not. At the beginning he was King and glorified and now he is the incestuous son who ... killed his own father. The transition from high to low, what Aristotle callsPeripetia?, the reversal of situation, is now Oedipus? reality. Oedipus is taken from king to beggar and from light to dark. His character is no more ... ...

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... The Crucible by having Procter, a common farmer as the tragic hero. Perhaps the idea of a common hero in the days of Aristotle might not have worked, and a hero who maintained a high status was necessary, that is no longer true, as Miller has proven. Procter portraying the tragic hero was as powerful if not more than when it was Oedipus in Oedipus ... it is above us or we are below it, it is because people do not realize that tragedy can exist in a modern time without the tragic falling of a person fro a high status, which is no longer accepted as well as the common man falling from wha...

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... avert fate, he decides to flee Corinth, the city in which he lives with his adoptive parents. From then on, his life takes a dangerous turn of events, with very few high points. On his journey from Corinth, he gets into an argument with an old man, Laius, and ends up killing the old man and his servants ... . A high point then comes. He reaches the Sphinx and correctly solves the riddle which makes him King of Thebes. If he had not been searching for intellect and sense of civic ... ...

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... true tragic hero. It may not be completely clear, but when looked at closely Antigone fits Aristotle's mold of the tragic hero easily. She fits into the aspects of having a high position, being too good nor too bad, and having a single flaw that brings out her demise. Antigone gains respect throughout the play and manages to lose it all in the ... end. Antigone is of a high social position in the play. She is powerful in the community and backed by many of the citizens of Thebes. She is not the strongest person like Creon, but she ... ...

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... . From this psychological flaw all his problems stem and by the end the Audience feels pity and fear for this ill-fated man. To become a tragic hero one must be high born. Oedipus is born the prince of Thebes. King Laios, Oedipus" father, fears that his son will kill him. Rather than risk death, Laios opts to have his son killed ... . Despite his arrogant nature he was a good man and seeing him fall so far invokes this emotions. Oedipus Rex is a perfect example of the tragic hero. He is born in high standings, experiences hamartia, anagnorisis and peripetia. His tragedy invokes pity and f...

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... a tragic hero, such as Oedipus. Oedipus was particularly tragic because he was cursed at birth. Aristotle's theory is supported by Oedipus the king because Oedipus shows that even those of high power experience fatal tragedy. Miller's theory of tragedy was the opposite of Aristotle's. Miller believed that any man could be a tragic hero. Miller's paradigm was Willy Loman a common man who ... ...

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... , poor woman, on the ground, what happened after, was terrible to see. He tore the brooches - the gold chased brooches fastening her robe- away from her and listening them up high dashed them at his own eyeballs, shrieking out such things as: they will never see the crime I have committed or had done upon me! Dark eyes, now in the days ... ...

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... as well. Occasionally, irony comes my way-weather its beneficial to me or has an unwanted negative impact on my life. Oedipus the King is a very tragic story. Oedipus is a high and mighty king with no worries what so ever. In his mind and his believes, he has created this amazing life and has become a hero and a king amongst his people ... ...

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... more dramatic elements. Sophocles made the number of actors and chorus larger. Stage paintings and elaborate scenery, also known as skenographia, were also one of his innovations (ruben). Sophocles had a high reputation; he was believed to may have held office as a diplomat and priest. These play writes set the stage for modern day play writes, and the whole genre of theater ... ...

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