Creon and Oedipus Emely Maiden 4-21-14 Byrd Pd: 3rd Oedipus the King‚ the tragic hero is most certainly Oedipus. Oedipus‚ first of all‚ is a good man. When he declares‚ “My spirit grieves for the city” (l 75-76)‚ he shows a deep passion. His sympathy for his people and his desire to be their savior‚ he earns the respect and love of the people.The respect of the people is crucial in creating the tragic effect that comes with a tragic hero’s downfall‚ and Sophocles utilizes this by means of giving
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Honors World Lit 10/11/12 Oedipus Analysis Prologue -(1-181) -Oedipus‚ Priest‚ People‚ Creon * O‚ The True Riddle * Return of the Sphinx * The source of the blood -I choose these titles because they reflect what the audience learns from the Prologue. Although Oedipus is the savior of Thebes by answering the Sphinx’s riddle‚ he has yet truly made the city happy. Even though the Sphinx does not actually arrive again‚ there is a new problem that Oedipus is faced with. The source
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Wampler World Lit 9-7 April 23 2012 Oedipus the King Blind and hopeless‚ Oedipus the King suffered a lifelong punishment from the gods‚ because of a terrible curse he 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
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than some people can wrap their brain around. The play Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles‚ shows a complex and ravishing combination of the contrasting of characters‚ the development of a tragic hero‚ and the progression of the play throughout one important and unforgettable interaction between two characters. In Oedipus Rex‚ there are many characters that contrast Oedipus‚ the main character. The person that shows an obvious contrast to Oedipus is the blind prophet‚ Tiresias. Tiresias’ brute honesty
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Thompson English II – 6 17 April 2014 Compare and Contrast Creon and Oedipus In the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone Creon and Oedipus both are similar‚ but are different in many ways too. They both share in common their overbearing determination‚ but different in their care for the people of Thebes. Initially‚ both Oedipus and Creon exert an overbearing determination that can be the tragic flaw that destroys their lives. Oedipus was determined to find the killer of King Laius saying‚ “As for
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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. Is Oedipus a strong ruler/leader? Oedipus displays confidence and he is a strong ruler. Not necessarily a great leader because his own hubris takes him down later on. The people of Thebes were worried about the plague and Oedipus had a plan to mitigate the issues. His intelligence is shown when he solves the Sphinx’s riddle in a short amount of time. 2. Is Oedipus the “worst of men” as he calls himself? He asks “was I not born evil? Am I not utterly unclean? is he evil? Unclean? Oedipus
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Oedipus Tyrannous When half human monsters walked the Earth and mythical Gods ruled all of creation‚ one man was destined to suffer the worst fate ever imaginable. Oedipus Tyrannous is a classic Greek tragedy written by Sophocles around 470 BC. According to Aristotle’s Poetics‚ Greek tragedies should follow certain guidelines in order to be effective tragic drama. Many of Oedipus’ character traits ultimately justify his place as a perfect specimen of Aristotle’s tragic hero. According
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Composition August 8‚ 2011 What makes Oedipus the King of Tragedy? How did Oedipus bring about his own destruction? Or is he the victim of a greater force such as fate or the gods? How does pride affect his actions? How do you feel as you watch him fall? Fate is a theme that is often occurring in Greek plays and tragedies in particular. From the beginning of Oedipus‚ the King‚ we know that Oedipus is destined to kill his father and marry with his mother. Oedipus discovers that his past is very different
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Oedipus endured many different experiences on his search for the truth that he was not aware even lingered. Each one of these experiences had a polarity of sorts paired along with it in some way. Oedipus’ intellect throughout the play showed both his great strength and his ultimate downfall. Throughout the play of Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ there was evidence of great polarities in his search for truth ranging from fame and shame‚ and sight and blindness‚ to ignorance and knowledge. The most
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