Jocasta‚ his mother. Oedipus is the well liked king of Thebes. He is smart‚ acts fast‚ and has many great achievements. One of those achievements is the solving of the sphinx’s riddle that liberated the people of Thebes. Throughout the play Oedipus acts fast when his kingdom is sick‚ when he is attempting to put the blame on the death of Laius‚ and when he is trying to find the truth of his destiny. * Creon- Creon is a somewhat a politician in Thebes and is Oedipus’ adviser. In the play‚ Creon is a
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros
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What prevented Thebes from tracking down the murderer of Laius at the time the murder occurred? 9. What does Oedipus promise to do? 10. The suppliants are carrying olive boughs (branches) which symbolize peace. Why do you think Oedipus tells the suppliants to take their branches of supplication off the alter? Parados (p12-14) 11. To which three gods and goddesses does the chorus appeal for rest from their suffering? 12. Describe the condition of the people of Thebes as the play begins
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rejoice or to weep. ANTIGONE: I knew it! For this reason I brought you outside the gates‚ that you alone might hear. ISMENE: What? You seem to ponder something deeply. ANTIGONE: Indeed! For of our two brothers‚ Creon(20) gives honorable burial to one‚ but dishonors the other. They say that he hid Eteocles beneath the earth with well-deserved pomp and circumstance‚ as one honored among the dead below;(25) but the corpse of Polynices‚ who died so sadly‚ they say it has been declared
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acquitted‚ even though the Chorus says he “is meddling in matters of blood‚ and it is not your
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Creon Creon‚ King of Thebes Haimon‚ son of Creon Teiresias‚ A blind seer Sentry Messenger Priest (Choragos) Chorus Scene: Before the palace of Creon‚ King of Thebes. A central double door‚ and two lateral doors. A platform extends the length of the façade‚ and from this platform three steps lead down into the orchestra‚ or dancing place. Or‚ simply‚ in front of the palace at Thebes. Time: Dawn of the day after the repulse of the Argive army from the assault on Thebes. Prologue [Antigone
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ancients. In order to atone for her sins‚ Phaedra stabs herself as an offering to Hippolytus (Seneca 34). It is not clear if Jocasta killed herself out of shame or because she has nothing left to live for: her sons are dead and caused the destruction of Thebes‚ her home‚ her husband/son Oedipus has gone mad‚ and her brother has forbidden the funeral rights to the enemy dead. It would be understandable if she felt so much shame that the only way to
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leads up to the major conflict in Antigone is that after Thebes’ ruler Oedipus is dead his two sons‚ Eteocles and Polyneices‚ gain the crown. Initially the two brothers agree to alternate governance of Thebes but this quickly changes when Polyneices is denied his time on the throne by Eteocles. Polyneices returns with an army‚ of which he accumulated from Thebes’ enemy Argos‚ and the two sides clash outside of the seven gates of the city. Thebes remained victorious but the two brothers were each impaled
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and had left Thebes to later on die. Which leaving Thebes then gave reign to the next in line being Eteocles and Polyneices. They were to take turns but Eteocles became power hungry and wanted to keep ruling Thebes‚ driving Polyneices out of Thebes.
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Sophocles Translated by Bernard Knox Characters: * Oedipus- King of Thebes; saved the Thebans from the sphinx by solving the riddle. Son of Lauis and Jocasta‚ his name means “swollen footed”. * Priest of Zeus- asks for Oedipus’s help on this plague in Thebes. * Creon- brother of Jocasta and he was sent by Oedipus to the oracle of Apollo to figure out a way to stop this plague. * Chorus- the citizens of Thebes * Tiresias- blind prophet‚ servant of Apollo. Blinded by Athena after
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