plays it appears that women‚ more specifically mothers like Gertrude of Hamlet and Jocasta of Oedipus the King‚ are plagued by decisions that are made with good intentions‚ but end up destroying their lives and the lives of people around them. Women are also under the burden of strict societal expectations when it comes to the decisions they make. These two tragic plays illuminate a human being’s capacity for suffering. Gertrude and Jocasta both care deeply for their sons. However‚ this care unintentionally
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in conversations about Gertrude and Claudius‚ the former brother-in-law and sister-in-law who are now married. A subtle motif of incestuous desire can be found in the relationship of Laertes and Ophelia‚ as Laertes sometimes speaks to his sister in suggestively sexual terms and‚ at her funeral‚ leaps into her grave to hold her in his arms. However‚ the strongest overtones of incestuous desire arise in the relationship of Hamlet and Gertrude‚ in Hamlet ’s fixation on Gertrude ’s sex life with Claudius
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like in Oedipus the King‚ there is a direct relationship between the state of the state and the state of their kings. Furthermore‚ there is also a relationship between Oedipus’ armed entrance into the bedroom in which Jocasta hanged herself‚ and Hamlet’s confrontation of Gertrude in her bedroom. Both plays share the emphasis on a tragic irony in the chain of events that lead up to ritual of catharsis‚ but the plot of Hamlet makes a much more complicated character than that of the classic Greek
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“Hamlet”‚ Hamlet is a member of a royal family‚ the son of Old Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. He’s the next in line for the throne. This makes Hamlet the second most powerful man in Denmark‚ as he is the prince. Unfortunately‚ his Uncle Claudius (King of Denmark) has taken over for his brother. In Sophocles’ play “Oedipus Rex”‚ Oedipus is the ruler or the king of Thebes. He was born into royal blood by King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. He’s high standing in both political and the social hierarchy as
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unknown‚ / one or many - may he wear out his life / in misery to miserable doom” (246-259). Because of this persistence to reveal the truth he inherently curses himself‚ thus bringing upon self-imposed misery as well as that employed by the gods. Jocasta states “I beg you - do not hunt this out - I beg you. / If you have any care for your own life”. (1060-1) in response to Oedipus’s goal‚ but Oedipus bring forth tragedy by failing to heed to her plea. The reversal of situation is the first attribute
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counterparts and could they voice their opinion. Jocasta was the queen of Thebes and the wife of King Laius. Jocasta and Laius received a prophecy that lauis were to be kill by his own son. This what cause Jocasta and Laius to pierce and bind their only child ankles and abandon him on the mountainside to die. Jocasta were often criticized for her distrust in the prophecies‚ and did not believe in the prophecy receive about their son. Jocasta thought that her child‚ she abandon were dead and her
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played out through his whole life. No one knew that hamlet’s life would end up the way that it did. Hamlets’ life first changed when his Uncle Claudius killed Hamlet’s father‚ the King and Claudius’ brother. Claudius just wanted to get to the Queen Gertrude. So he committed the worst sin and killed the King. Claudius weaseled his way into Hamlet Jr.’ spot on the throne as King. There are many
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had cast upon his family. The destiny of Oedipus is formed from a sequence of events and occurrences that happened throughout his lifetime. Sophocles‚ who wrote the story Oedipus the King‚ made it very clear to the audience that poetic justice was portrayed by Oedipus himself in the story. King Oedipus shows this in many ways throughout the story. Sophocles is able to establish poetic justice through Oedipus’ blindness‚ his use of dramatic irony‚ and determined ingenuity. King Oedipus shows poetic
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Jocasta – one woman‚ two characters ‘The Infernal machine’ by Jean Cocteau is based on the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus the King’ by Sophocles. This play is a modern adaptation‚ almost in the form of a farce‚ of the Greek tragedy. The main plot of the play is exactly the same as that of Sophocles’ play‚ but Jean Cocteau has added a new style or touch to the story‚ through which he has attempted to turn it into a comedy. The character of Jocasta‚ who was the wife and mother of Oedipus‚ is the most prominent
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’Let four captains bear Hamlet like a soldier to the stage‚ For he was likely‚ had he been put on‚ To have proved most royal’. At the end of Hamlet‚Fortinbras claims that had Hamlet been alive to rule as King of Denmark‚ he would have been a good king. Oedipus is King of Thebes in Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannas‚ and Hamlet is (for most of the play heir to the Danish throne in Hamlet. With reference to their royal positions in Thebes and Denmark‚ compare and contrast the characters of Hamlet and
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