... education. It's safe to say that their fate would have been much different. They wouldn't have been punished because of what they were born into, very similar to the tragic story of Oedipus the King. The King and his wife, Jocasta, received punishments that I believe did not fit their "crimes " that they committed. Jocasta played the role of both the mother ... the play, "Some savage power has brought this down upon my head" (p. 207). As well as "My god, my god - what have you planned to do to me" (p. 202)? Such quotes show that he had no control over his behavior, it was all up to the ...

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... remains of Polynices or he would suffer. Creon finally listened and told his servants to bury the remains of Polynices. 7. Conflicts Man v. Man Antigone goes against Creon's orders. In the story Antigone buries her brother. When Creon caught her he wanted to punish her for what she did. His goal was to make her miserable. He wanted to watch her suffer ... because it sums up courage, pride, strong, and rebellious all in one word. Antigone means honor towards the gods and making sure that people were given the same treatment. 13. 2 Quotes " The greater your arrogance, the heavier God's re...

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... at the beginning of his life yet he is cursed and pushed into a life that is shaping his future filled with perversion. This is the most tragic part of the story because Oedipus's father and mother are told by an oracle that he will kill his father and marry his mother. He has no conception in his mind that he is ... committed (Lynch 22). He committed parricide and incest, yet he does not have any acknowledgement that he committed these dissolute acts. He cannot be held accountable for his actions. Aristotle quotes, "for a moral act to possess moral consequence there must be consciousne...

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