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... a plague, a priest came to Oedipus requesting his help. The priest referred to Oedipus as a hero when he said, "You cannot equal the gods, your children know that, bending at your altar. But we do rate you first of men, both in the common crises of our lives and face-to-face encounters with the gods" (39-43). He went on to ... ...
... "...father and son, the same blood-the misery!" When news of the double fatality reached the ears of Eurydice, she two took her own life by "[stabbing] herself at the altar..." The relationship between Creon, the King of Thebes, and his son Haemon, is only a single avenue one can explore to understand the destructive effects pride can have. Creon, doomed by ... ...
... being a man under the Gods, which encourages his blindness to the truth. According to the priest oh Thebes, "You cannot equal the Gods, your children know that, bending at your altar. But we do rate you first of men (393, 39-41). Oedipus chooses to ignore or "not see" this popular conception of his power. He responds to this call for ... ...
... the chorus's lyric songs or choral odes, a regular alternation of scenes in dialogue and choral odes and the exodus or concluding scene. The stage set-up consists of backstage, stage, altar, orchestra and seating. The backstage is used for preparing. The orchestra or performance areas are where the chorus sang and danced. A practically bare stage is used, were the actors spoke ... ...
