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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How is Creon’s character introduced through his opening speech in the First Episode and how does this speech create tension? After the war between Oedipus’ two sons Eteocles and Polyneices killed both brothers‚ Creon‚ their uncle‚ ascended to the throne as the nearest kinsman. This speech is Creon’s first as king and its main aims are to explain his legitimacy‚ outline his political ideals and justify his proclamation regarding the treatment of Polyneices. Being an astute speaker‚ Creon’s speech
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A Gender Bias Approach to Antigone Just as one stone removed can break a bridge‚ one flaw can bring a man to ruins. The flaw of one man cannot bring down an entire kingdom‚ but rather one outlook of the king can lead to the demise of the whole. In Sophocles ’ epic tragedy‚ Antigone‚ a strong gender bias is present throughout the tragedy‚ and is partially responsible for the downfall of the king. To Sophocles the king is not always representative of the people‚ but acts on his own personal desires
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have the characteristics of rank‚ a tragic flaw‚ a downfall‚ and a recognition of mistakes. The seemingly tragic hero is Antigone. She wants to bury her brother Polyneices even though this would be going against Creon‚ who is her uncle and the king. When Antigone buries Polyneices Creon sentences her to death because of it. In Antigone by Sophocles the tragic hero is not Antigone because she only meets the characteristic of a tragic flaw‚ hers being pride‚ but doesn ’t meet the other three characteristics
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relationship is very important aspect. In the play‚ Creon does not let to bury the dead body of Polyneices. But he does it for the sake his state. He does not want anyone to make civil war in the future by unburying the dead body of Polyneices. He gives this punishment for goodness and wellness of the state. For example in ancient Greek‚ even if that body belongs to enemy‚ you are to bury it. In this play‚ by punishing Antigone to preserve a value‚ Creon destroys another value. But because of being in
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Calen Timothy-Lash Jackman Allison Smith CLT 3370 November 25‚ 2013 Justice in the Antigone Not only is the Antigone an incredible work of drama and tragedy‚ it encompasses a great moral argument that has two sides; Antigone or Creon. It can also be said that the argument being made in either case is larger than the prerogatives of just these two people and more an argument between obeying the will of man or the will of the gods. Creon’s argument is for the former because of his motivation
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are put into effect by humans. This is supposed in the play Antigone‚ when Antigone herself disobeys a law that was set up by King Creon‚ a law that went against the beliefs she held towards the law of the Gods. Antigone herself disobeys a law that was set up by King Creon‚ a law that went against the beliefs she held towards the law of the Gods. Both Antigone and Creon have their own ideas of what is "right" and what is "wrong". This is to say that we should not make assumptions about whether or
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Polyneices‚ after he dies. After Antigone’s father dies‚ her two brothers fight for the throne. King Creon‚ the new King of Thebes‚ sides with the other brother Eteocles and buries him with honor and for him to seek happiness after life. However‚ Creon leaves Polyneices to decay as a way to tell his people that Polyneices will be going to hell and find no happiness in his afterlife. Not only does Creon leave Polyneices alone to rot‚ he creates an unjustified decree to forbid anyone to show honor towards
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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] own loins"[2] for the crimes of leaving Polyneices unburied
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Antigone as a Feminist Icon Male authority is a dominant theme in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Men occupied the land‚ ruled the towns and assigned the women duties to perform. Antigone‚ however‚ believed that she was just as strong as the men who ruled society during that time‚ which led to her downfall. The goal of the feminist movement has generally been to seek equality between the sexes. Through the women’s movement‚ women have won the right to vote‚ and can now compete for traditionally male
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