Confidence breeds Ignorance Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle‚ Oedipus’s uncle and brother-in-law‚ Creon‚ has more lines than Oedipus. The story of the deterioration and eventual loss of Creon’s family is a plot point emphasized more in the final play of the Oedipus Cycle‚ Antigone‚ than in the latter two plays‚ Creon’s deterioration‚ however‚ is brought about by the same cause that triggers Oedipus’s downfall: his hubris. Though Creon is the voice of reason in Oedipus Rex‚ his hubris in the latter two plays
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Oedipus Rex – Key Quotes OPENING SCENE – TONE‚ LOCATION AND EXPOSITION The action takes place in Thebes in front of the royal palace OEDIPUS: the city fills with incense‚ chants‚ and cries of pain? PRIEST: For our city‚ as you yourself can see‚ is badly shaken—she cannot raise her head above the depths of so much surging death. Disease infects fruit blossoms in our land‚ disease infects our herds of grazing cattle‚ makes women in labour lose their children.
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How Oedipus delivered tragedy to others in his life In Ancient Thebes Oedipus and Creon are both appointed to be kings of Thebes at two different times. These men were both once great and highly respected rulers‚ but both make mistakes that cause them to have tragedy in their life. These leaders both contributed to the unfortunate events in their lives‚ but one of them for the disasters that meet them. Oedipus is more responsible than Creon for the tragedies in his life because of his quick temper
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Creon: A Virtuous King? Antigone is a Greek Tragedy that was written in 441 B.C. by Sophocles who is considered one of the great tragedians of the Greek time period and even today. Antigone is a complex play which centers on the two main characters‚ Antigone and Creon; Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and the niece to Creon. This play starts with brothers to Antigone‚ Polyneices and Eteocles dying in war; they killed each other tragically while fighting over the throne of Thebes. Eteocles
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Unraveling the Riddle of Oedipus Study Guide PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER’S STUDY GUIDE Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by William Butler Yeats September 28 – October 29‚ 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS SOPHOCLES Sophocles’ Life 3 Works by Sophocles 4 THOUGHTS FROM THE DIRECTOR 5 OEDIPUS THE KING Synopsis 6 Characters 7 Glossary 8 The Translator 9 Themes 10 The Riddle of the Sphinx 11 ANCIENT GREECE Daily Life 12 Why Ancient
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EXERCISE FOR READING‚ COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION Prologue (1-150) - Oedipus‚ Priest and Creon What is the dramatic purpose of the prologue? How does Oedipus characterize himself (8)? What is his attitude toward the suppliants (13-14)? What conditions in Thebes does the Priest describe (25-30)? How do the suppliants view Oedipus (31-34;40;46)? The Priest refers to Oedipus’s saving of Thebes from the Sphinx (35-38)‚ a monster with human female head and breasts and a lion’s body with wings
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1. Comparing Creon and Oedipus: Creon has come to replace Oedipus at the throne Creon compares himself to Oedipus. They were loyal to him so they should be loyal to Creon “You never hesitated in your duty to our late ruler Oedipus[…] and I as in the next in blood have succeeded to the full power of the throne…until he has been tested in office” (196). No aspects of Creon are admirable in Antigone and the audience is void of sympathy for the character as he continues to indulge in his hamartia.
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He wrote many different influential plays‚ but Oedipus Rex and Antigone held the trophy for most significant. Within these plays are tragic heroes‚ which Sophocles defines with five characteristics: renowned and prosperous‚ usually good and proper‚ constant in beliefs and actions‚ true to life‚ and flawed with an error or fragility that eventually causes the downfall. Three characters fit perfectly with these characteristics; Antigone‚ Creon‚ and King Laius. Antigone creates a powerful personification
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not necessarily trying to be. Oedipus accidentally fulfilled the prophecy‚ despite his efforts not to‚ that he would kill his father and marry his mother‚ and would bring disaster to his city and his family. When they discovered what had happened‚ his wife hanged herself‚ and Oedipus gouged out his own eyes. They had had four children together. Antigone being one of those children‚ had her own story that I believed resulted immensely from her father’s actions. Creon is the ruler of Thebes where
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1/27/13 1st period Creon Essay King Creon is a cruel‚ heartless man‚ who didn’t care about anyone else but himself. In the story‚ Antigone and her sister Ismene planned to bury their brother Polynieces. However‚ King Creon ordered that Polynieces’ body must remain un- buried‚ so it would rot and animals would use it as food. He soon said if anyone disobeyed his orders‚ they would be sentenced to death. Creon found out that Antigone buried Polynieces‚ and
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