Shakespeare Vs. Sophocles Sophocles and Shakespeare were both notable playwrights of their times. Although some of their writing techniques were similar‚ they had many differences from each other‚ as well as from other writers of their time‚ which made them stand out among the rest. When most people think about these two playwrights‚ they think of a strong resemblance between two literary geniuses. In reality‚ the amount of differences outnumbers the amount of similarities. Both Sophocles and Shakespeare
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things to be aimed at” for a tragic hero according to Aristotle. Theses four traits include moral goodness‚ propriety‚ realism‚ and consistency. He also says that a tragedy must invoke catharsis‚ the purgation of the emotions pity and fear. A good example of an ancient Greek tragedy is the Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The story of Oedipus Rex greatly supports Aristotle’s claims about tragedy. It’s obvious that to be a hero one must be good. Aristotle adds that “any speech or action that manifests moral
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impossible.” You can apply these two quotes to the Greek drama‚ Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles. In the play‚ Oedipus is the king of Thebes and his city is plagued by infertility and famine. Oedipus receives word that someone in the city is the one causing the plague and he can stop it by either killing them or exiling them. What Oedipus doesn’t realize is that he is the one causing the plague. Throughout the play you see how Oedipus Rex is both an effective leader and ineffective leader. Using
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The Actions of a King The most obvious argument in the whole drama would be the question of Oedipus’ choice in the events that happened in his life. Did the oracle of Delphi manage to dictate the outcome of his life simply by relaying the prophecy to the characters involved? Or would the king’s tragedy still happen even if his parents did not hear of the prediction? Was the parricide and incest that occurred a product of his own decisions and actions or something the gods have meant to happen
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Introduction Sophocles’ King Oedipus is a controversial yet transformative work of literature. A masterpiece of its time and even now‚ in a modern society its strong themes are widely applicable. One‚ if not the most provoking themes in this tragedy is fate. Fate as it is eminently implicated in King Oedipus challenges all that we believe. Sophocles upsets with magnificent accuracy one’s reasoning of fate and free will. Shaking the thought of fate as god of our lives‚ we need to understand all
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Nyambura Kimani Name: Sophocles Location: Greece Dates of Life: Born: Hippeios Colonus‚ Athens‚ Greece Died: 406 BC‚ Classical Athens Sophocles served as a general in the siege of Samos‚ in 440 B.C. It was on an island that challenged the authority of Athens. It is possible that he had served another term as a general in 426 B.C. or 415 B.C. He later took part in a commission to investigate the Athenian military defeat in 413 B.C. located in Sicily in 413 B.C. Sophocles made negotiations with
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Oedipus Rex Draft The infamous Greek tragedian‚ Sophocles‚ effected a transformation in the spirit and significance of a tragedy; although problems of religion and morality still provided the themes‚ the nature of man‚ his problems‚ and his struggles became the chief interest of Greek tragedy. A sophoclean tragedy contains recurring elements to truly engage the viewers and dramatize the plot.Common elements in a sophoclean tragedy include the protagonist being a person of noble birth and stature;
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outlook of his or her actions‚ but also the action of others. In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles repeatedly uses the ideas of sight and blindness metaphorically to display the correlations of knowledge and ignorance. In the play‚ Oedipus could not see the truth‚ but the blind prophet‚ Teiresias‚ "saw" it clearly. Sophocles reveals there is more than what meets the eye through the motif of sight versus blindness and knowledge versus
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In the play Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles; there are many surprises that are sprung upon the main character and the reader at the same time. This play starts with the people of Thebes begging their King Oedipus to end the plague that is upon the land. They pray to the oracle of Apollo and asks what can be done to remove the plague. The oracle states that the sickness is the result of an injustice. This injustice is that the murderer of a previous King Laius still walks free. In hopes the murderer
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Katie Bertelsen Hour 4 10/26/2013 Ignorance “Ignorance is bliss.” Many times I have thought this to be true. But now that we have read Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ I’m rethinking my thoughts on this idea. What if Oedipus was better off not knowing his true parents? Could this predicament have been avoided if Oedipus hadn’t known his “true calling” of killing his father and sleeping with his mother? His life‚ in my eyes‚ would have been better being ignorant. He would’ve lived a great and long life
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