... meddle with the affairs of the king's decree, Antigone feels insulted and comments ruthlessly that Ismene is making a big mistake. "You have your excuses. I am on my way, I'll raise a mound for him, for my dear brother." Antigone's quick departure from Ismene's opinions shows that she is able to think ... a mortal man to enact a law against the gods is foolish, for their laws are, "unwritten, unshakable traditions." She further states that, "And if I am to die before my time I consider that a gain- because to Antigone it is better to die for a cause, then to live through life with sorrow ...

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... eaten by dogs, a horror for all to see..."(pg 387/lines 163-168). Creon announces that he will bury Eteocles for gallantly fighting defending the city of Thebes "...I am determined that never, if I can help it, shall evil triumph over good. Alive or dead, the faithful servant of his country shall be rewarded." (pg.387/lines.169 ... the manner of holy burial" (pg.388/lines.202-204). Creon starts to lose his temper and tells the Sentry that the perpetrator must be caught and brought to him or he shall be blamed for the crime. As Creon loses his temper because he has so much pride being ki...

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... hero by definition is a noble character with a tragic flaw. He is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is noble, he has a tragic flaw, and he is brought down the most. First of all, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he is a noble character. He is noble because he didn't make the law of ... how he is noble would be, "Polynecies, I say is to have no burial This is my command and you can see the wisdom behind it. As I am King, no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man"(Sophocles 675). Secondly, Creon is the tragic hero of Antigone because he has a tragic flaw. ... s...

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... inquiring mind and refuses to stop searching to find the murderer of Laius. Oedipus chooses his own course and therefore can be called a tragic hero because his misfortune is not brought about by fate or some depravity but by error, ignorance and frailty. In the minds of the Greek's, a hero was a person who possessed superior qualities of the mind and body ... the wagon, sprawling headlong" (lines 323-325). Oedipus seems to have acquired the qualities necessary of a hero, but they all work to his disadvantage. "Here I am myself, you all know me, the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus." (...

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Good morning everyone. I am the first speaker of the negative side and we oppose the innocence of Oedipus. First of all, Oedipus was the child sent away by his biological parents due to a prophecy ... about whom he killed and think why he would pay for what he has done. Speaker 2 and speaker 3 will have further things to present, and this is where I shall end. I am the second speaker and I will prove that Oedipus is guilty in killing King Laius and his company. Oedipus was known to be condemned by his own fate, where in fact ... these evidences, I therefore conclude that it shows how human ...

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... to discuss how Oedipus and Antigone both exhibit traits that qualify them to be defined as heroic characters. 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, ... 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 previous king, Laius, was murdered. Being the dedicated king that he was, Oedipus de...

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... want to accept the situation by the way he saw it and decided not to see it at all. Oedipus's mental "blindness" was brought upon him by his fate by Apollo. "It was Apollo there, Apollo, friends, who brought my sorrows, vile sorrows to their perfection, these evils that were done to me. For why was I to see when nothing I could see ... would bring me joy?"(1339). This line in the play represents his mental blindness brought upon him by his fate. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot escape his fate or "blindness." He had unintentionally killed his father, had slept with his mother with...

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... ' prophecy was true. As a result, he transformed from a rational and well respected figure, to an impulsive and arrogant person. At first he states, "Here I am myself you all know me, the world knows my fame, I am Oedipus" (7–9). This shows his confidence and self-pride because the people of Thebes look up to him as a great ruler. When Oedipus told ... information, he calls for the servant who escaped the attack on Lauis, so that hopefully he'll clarify the previous king's sudden death. Then, he demands that the shepherd who brought him to Corinth explain who his real parents are. When...

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... liberty to deny authority for her personal responsibility. Family essentially is meaningless when it comes to The Lottery. After Bill Hutchinson had opened his slip his wife, Mrs. Hutchinson had brought to attention unfairness in the situation. "I tell you it wasn't fair. You didn't give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that." (Jackson 251) Despite her concern for ... . When asked by Creon "Do you confess your share in this crime, or deny it?" (Sophocles 1214) Ismene says, "Yes, if she will let me say so. I am guilty."(1214) This confession proves that Ismene is willing to go dow...

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... how free will and destiny contribute to human life. One idea was that he was trying to point out the power of human free will. However the question that is brought up throughout the play is that: Is it fate, or Oedipus" employment of free will in decision making that contributes the sequence of events ending ultimately in his downfall? In ... amount of free will he chose to employ. Oedipus had a lot of pride and arrogance and example of this is shown when he declares, "Here I am myself - you all know me, the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus." He acts over confident and egotistical, and...

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... to defend herself from her punishment when she realized that she had lost the case. "What law of mighty gods have I transgressed? Why look to the heavens anymore, tormented as I am? Very well: if this is the pleasure of the gods, once I suffer I will know that I was wrong. But if these men are wrong, let them suffer nothing worse than they ... following quote: "Well now, you just be clever about your judgments if you fail to produce the criminals for me, you"ll swear your dirty money brought you pain." 4 Creon assumed that the sentry who brought the bad news about Polynices being buried...

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... he kills Claudius while he is praying, Claudius would be forgiven and decides not to kill the king. "And now I"ll do "t. And so he goes to Heaven, And so am I revenged. That would be scanned: A villain kills my father, and for that I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven."(224-225). Oedipus Rex is a tragedy of action ... a double curse. Oedipus, through his hasty action has both fulfilled the first part of the prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. This murder has also brought upon a plague that is devastating Thebes. Not only does Oedipus's action eve...

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... of his son's death which he ultimately caused. When things couldn't get any worse he learns of the death of his wife. "I was dead but your words are death again I am sick with fear, are there no swords here? Has no one a blow for me?" (Antigone 859). Creon had met life worse fate imaginable. The tragedy of tragedies lies within the ... ultimately accepts his fate; "I have killed my son and my wife. I look for comfort; my comfort lies here dead. Whatever my hands have touched has come to nothing. Fate has brought all my pride to a thought of dust" (Antigone 860 l. 135-138). Creon best po...

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... to take his place as king and Teiresias acted as if he didn't know what was going on in the first scene, "Why, he is no more clairvoyant than I am!" After accusing Kreon of this crime, Oedipus has realized that he has placed his "curse" ironically upon himself than on Teirasias or Kreon. The curse that Oedipus ... it's important because of his love for his daughters: "My children, where are you? Come here, come to these hands of mine that are siblings to yours, hands that brought to this sad state the once bright eyes of your begetting father, who, children, neither seeing nor knowing w...

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... took her own life. Not only was this a bold move but a reckless one leading the death of Antigone and Creons son Haemon. Sophocles view of fate is unchangeable; however it brought the bold and reckless side out of Antigone through her last moments. Discovering one's destiny is seeing into the future in which one cannot change his or her outcomes. Creon ... got him there. Knowing that his family will die for his mistakes he tries to fix them by trying to free Antigone "I shackled her/I'll set her free myself. I am afraid. . ." (Sophocles 1235-1236). Trying to undo his mistakes he tries t...

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... his people, Oedipus' actions, unknowingly to him, can be seen as the sole factor in determining his fate, in turn, stating that he did, very well, deserve the outcome he brought upon himself. Oedipus' decision to leave his adoptive parents, Polybus and Merope, is the first in a string of choices that he makes to seal his fate. When Oedipus learns of ... . He refuses to let go of the matter even when his wife, Jocasta, begs him to. "For Heaven's sake, if you care for your own life, don't seek it! I am sick and that's enough! (38), to which Oedipus replies, "I will not hearken – not to k...

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... have made Oedipus' life less miserable, but they decided to destroy his and his family's life by this terrible fate without him committing a sin. "It was Apollo, friends, Apollo, who brought to fulfillment all my sufferings. But the hand that struck my eyes was mine and mine alone."" Oedipus blames Apollo for his two shameful crimes that caused his sufferings. On ... , he wouldn't have killed his father and married his mother. "I would never have become my father's killer, never have been known to all men as my own mother's husband. Now I am godforsaken, the son of an accursed marriage, ...

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... a result of her inevitable death. The reader is confused, as well as Haemon, but soon, all is revealed. Yet another side of Antigone is revealed as soon as she is brought in to Creon. She proudly admits that she is the traitor that buried Polynices, and her bravery is displayed through her defiance of her uncle and the refusal of all ... cannot submit: "What kind of happiness do you foresee for me? Paint me the picture of your happy Antigone. Whatare the unimportant little sins that I shall have to commit before I am allowed to sink my teeth into life and tear happiness from it? To whom...

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... the one who is in reality the cause of their misfortune. Teiresias is the blind man who sees, Oedipus the seeing man who is blind. Oedipus welcomes the information Creon brought him from Delphi. His optimism, his zeal to carry out all the commands of Apollo and to punish the murderer of Laius is ironical. At the beginning of the next ... his father and who Iocasta really is: So had I not come to shed my father's blood, nor been called among men the spouse of her from who I sprang, but now am I forsaken of the gods, son of a defiled mother, successor to his bed who gave me mine own wretc...

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... have made Oedipus' life less miserable, but they decided to destroy his and his family's life by this terrible fate without him committing a sin. "It was Apollo, friends, Apollo, who brought to fulfillment all my sufferings. But the hand that struck my eyes was mine and mine alone."" Oedipus blames Apollo for his two shameful crimes that caused his sufferings. On ... , he wouldn't have killed his father and married his mother. "I would never have become my father's killer, never have been known to all men as my own mother's husband. Now I am godforsaken, the son of an accursed marriage, ...

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... her sister Ismene. Antigone has no problem working by her self either. She demonstrates this when she slipped by all the guards that were protecting the dead body of Polynecies. " I am not afraid of the danger; if it means death, it will not be the worsts of deaths- death without honor" (Prologue.80-81). When Antigone is caught for her actions ... and brought to confront Creon she confesses the illegal act she has committed. "I do. I deny nothing" (Scene II.52). Antigone does not fear anything in this situation, she did it all for ... ...

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... the King. At the beginning of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is the king of Thebes. He has all the adoration and acclaim he could ever desire. "The world knows my name; I am Oedipus", is the biggest indication that he is getting a big head about things. The people are coming to him for help with the most recent plague. They are, once again ... him and he must 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 th...

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... was merely just a women and would not go against the orders from Creon or fight against mean. (line 52-57) .Then later on as the play goes on. Antigone is brought to face Creon at his palace, Ismene enters. Ismene admits to to help bury her brother, even though it was Antigone who does the whole deed. She begs Antigone to ... and many people stood behind her in approval. The problem really was that Creon was to proud to accept advice from his son , when he was correct. Creon stated "Indeed Am I to take lessons at my time of life From a fellow of his age-( line 622- 623). Haemon was sayi...

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... the gods and that he can live on free will alone; he is sadly mistaken. At the close of the Greek tragedy Oedipus The King by Sophocles, Oedipus himself is brought to the realization that everything that is supposed to happen will happen in the end. He uses his own free will and discovers his tragic ending the hard way. His ... of the mother I defiled coupling in my father's bed, spawning lives in the loins that spawned my wretched life. What grief can crown this grief? It's mine alone, my destiny -- I am Oedipus!" ...

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... who only cares for himself (Magill 44). Creon is irreproachable, unreasonable, and he gets too angry (Wilson 1). That is part of his problem. Creon is a sexist ruler. He says, "While I am alive, no woman shall rule over me"(Wilson 1-2). Also he is hard, unyielding and lacks wisdom (Weigel 297). The next part of the essay will talk about Creon pride and ... he feels he is always right he will not bend to other people ideas (Magill 46). Antigone defiance to Creon's wishes causes her to be arrested by Creon's guards and brought before him (Wilson 2). Creon is surprised when the Sentry brin...

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