is commonly referred to when mentioning the United States; the President. Who was once just a loyal friend of Oedipus‚ now the ruler of Thebes‚ Creon can be considered Thebes’s president. A ruler who believes and insists that his word is final when it deals with anything under his jurisdiction‚ meets a match in Antigone‚ the daughter of the former ruler of Thebes before he parted unto the other side. “When the unstoppable object collides with an unmovable object‚” can be used to describe the two
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the house‚ and she bewails her fate and defends her actions one last time. She is taken away to her living tomb‚ with the Chorus expressing great sorrow for what is going to happen to her. Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ enters. He warns Creon that Polyneices should now be urgently buried because the gods are displeased‚ refusing to accept any sacrifices or prayers from Thebes. Creon accuses Tiresias of being corrupt. Tiresias responds that because of Creon’s mistakes‚ he will lose "a son of [his]
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Ignorance to the Truth Often in tragic literature‚ authors infuse characters with a tragic flaw such as hubris. One work that explores an exuberant amount of pride is Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. In this play‚ Thebes is stricken with a plague and Oedipus‚ the King‚ will sacrifice anyone to save it. In the process of finding a solution‚ Oedipus realizes that he fulfills the prophecies that say he will kill his father and marry his mother. In the play‚ Sophocles shows Oedipus’ hubris by using irony.
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later on. So Oedipus arrives at Thebes a stranger and finds the town under the curse of the Sphinx‚ who will not free the city unless her riddle is answered. Oedipus solves the riddle and‚ since the king has recently been murdered‚ becomes the king and marries the queen. In time‚ he comes to learn that he is actually a Theban‚ the king’s son‚ cast out of Thebes as a baby. He has killed his father and married his mother. Horrified‚ he blinds himself and leaves Thebes forever. This story portrays
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Oedipus Rex pgs. 159 – 198 a. Characters The major characters are Oedipus‚ Creon‚ and Tiresias. Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes‚ is completely stubborn. He doesn’t want to listen to Creon or Tiresias about the truth of who he is. Creon‚ Oedipus’s brother-in-law‚ is businesslike. When he brings the news from the oracle‚ he suggests that they should go into a more private place to talk. He also makes a lot of deals to reason with Oedipus’s rage towards him. Tiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ is secretive
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plays (Goldhill 231). The second installment is Oedipus Coloneus also known as Oedipus at Colonus with the last being Antigone. Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus are both about the tragedy of Oedipus‚ a man born a prince in Thebes‚ raised a Prince in Corinth‚ reigns as King in Thebes and dies full of shame and regret in Athens (Goldhill 232). The totality of this journey is generally blamed in fate and destiny albeit a careful perusal of the same will clearly show the will‚ acts‚ and omissions of man
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a. Creon has labeled Polyneices a traitor. b. Creon has forbidden the people of Thebes the right to mourn Polyneices c. Ismene has refused to help Antigone. d. The sun is setting and Antigone must leave before night. e. Polyneices has been left for carrion. f. Antigone feels helpless. Identify the speakers of the following quotes: Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Chorus 3. ____________________ “Go away‚ _____: I shall be hating you soon.” 4. ____________________
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leader. The chorus outlined these things in the last lines of "Antigone" (pg 162). According to the chorus‚ Of happiness the crown And chiefest part Is wisdom‚ and to hold The gods in awe. This is the law That‚ seeing the stricken heart Of pride brought down‚ We learn when we are old. These lines simply put‚ state that wisdom is good‚ reverence for the gods is necessary‚ pride is bad‚ and fate is inevitable‚ and in order to be a good you had to follow these rules. The chorus says that the
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cousin Haemon and still be filthy rich‚ but‚ she was not going to let that control her life. When Antigone hears about Creon’s law against the burial of her brother Polynices‚ she knew that someone had to make things just. She knew that Creon is the only man that believes a proper burial for Polynices is a crime. Antigone stands up to the most powerful man in Thebes while knowing the consequences‚ which is truly heroic because she chooses her own destiny. Although Antigone comes out as exceedingly ruthless
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hear from other characters such as the Priest when he explains things that Oedipus has done such as‚ “You freed us from the Sphinx‚ you came to Thebes/and cut us loose from the bloody tribute we had paid/that harsh‚ brutal singer” (44-46). The Priest depicts when Oedipus defeated the Sphinx‚ which is the task that gains him the position of king of Thebes. The next characteristic that Oedipus possesses that makes him a tragic hero is that his downfall is of his own doing. The act that ultimately
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