ANTIGONE The major characters are: Antigone oldest daughter or King Oedipus Ismene youngest daughter of King Oedipus Creon King of Thebes Antigone and Ismene lost both of their brothers in a battle against the City of Thebes. Eteocles is the younger of the two and Polyneices. Eteocles claimed his kingship after his father‚ King Oedipus was exiled from the City of Thebes for incest and patricide. He also exiled his brother. Polyneices was angered by these actions and decided to
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Uncontrolled Emotions and Their Consequences The plays Trifles by Susan Glaspell and Oedipus the King by Sophocles illustrate how uncontrolled emotions‚ such as fear‚ anger‚ embarrassment and can lead to bad consequences‚ including impulsive actions‚ destroying lives‚ and ultimately death. When reading these plays‚ the reader sees how detrimental negative emotions can be when it comes to the well-being of themselves and others that are in their lives. Not only can the lack of control of these emotions
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Knowledge Brings Sorrow; Fate vs. Free Will The themes of “fate versus free will” and “knowledge brings sorrow” are present throughout the play Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles. Fate and free will are antitheses of each other‚ just as knowledge and sorrow are. Many years before Oedipus began his journey to Thebes‚ his father‚ King Laius‚ heard a prophecy saying that his son would kill him (65). In order to prevent this from happening‚ Laius had the baby abandoned‚ and had his feet bound together with
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amount of differences outnumbers the amount of similarities. Both Sophocles and Shakespeare are well known for their proficiency in the art of writing tragedies and the strong impacts they made in the literary world. They are different in that they have different writing styles and they are from entirely different era’s. William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564. He was a major playwright of his time and was the main cause of the Elizabethan era. He was a poet‚ actor‚ and writer. He is generally
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This story takes place in a happy‚ joyful castle. There was a king and a queen who had a young son who they believed would be the most happiest future ruler of all time. There was a plague going around and people were getting sick. The severity of their sickness was very high. The king and the queen worried for their son. They hired a caretaker to take care of their baby for when the king and queen died. The king and queen died shortly after. The caretaker was not prepared to take care
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fulfilling‚ purposeful life. In the cases of some‚ a good life does not have to be complex. A modest life is often more fulfilling as a busy‚ complicated lifestyle. Although I don’t necessarily agree that my life would be better if it were suddenly made much simpler‚ there are people in the world who believe that the best thing one could ask for is simplicity. Taoists are a wonderful example of people who prefer a less-complex life in favour of a simplistic one. Taoism‚ a Chinese philosophy we learn
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In the play “Oedipus the King”‚ fate vs. freewill dilemma of the heart of Oedipus myth is described as a tragic flaw caused by his blindness. In human life‚ there are people governed about whether they choose to do something with their fate vs. freewill. But most people believe that it is not always good to have fate vs. freewill. It is a choice to cause either fate by making something happen or freewill by controlling their behavior in situations. Many people choose to have fate by doing
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Arsh Atwal A Good Life does not have to be Complex April 6/2013 A good life is defined differently for everyone. Our parents‚ friends‚ and the media all comprise a vision that we see as the best way of experiencing our lives. Hen determining what is a good life‚ there are many evident things that come to mind that would be a part of a good life for everyone. Having an active healthy existence‚ feeling safe and secure in your life‚ and being happy are the most likely
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of morality and politics I have to begin with the facts that dictate the possibilities of my action. It wouldn’t make sense to say that a sloth should fly (as amazing as that sounds) because they don’t have that capacity. Likewise‚ it wouldn’t make any sense to argue that I should do more‚ be more‚ or effect more then my finitude allows. So why do I‚ why do so many of us‚ insist on denying our finitude? Why do we think we have the capacity to be the arbiters of a universal morality? The war to end
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reinstated as chief god‚ the capital moved back to Thebes‚ was succeeded by Tutankhamun (68) Significance- Akhenaten is an example of a failed attempt to shift religious focus. He closed temples‚ forbid worship and forced his people to worship his
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