Oedipus Study Guide 3 1. When does Jocasta realize that Oedipus is her son? A.when she finds out that king polybus is not the father of Oedipus 2. Describe how Oedipus and Creon are foils. A.Creon is not prideful and has a main focus on the city while oedipus is hubris and care about personal conflicts. 3. How is Oedipus humbled at the end of the play? He realized that he is not the man he believed himself to be and realized what he has he actually has a cursed life 4. Why is Oedipus
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Someone whose own judgement of error leads to their demise and In most cases involving plays‚ the main character is the tragic hero. However‚ when one is ruminating the distinctive aspects of Antigone there can be two tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon‚ both with the potential of inquiring the role of a true tragic hero in this tragedy. Looking at each aspect of what a true tragic hero is (as defined by Aristotle) both characters have tragic flaws. Antigone’s tragic flaw being her loyalty
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his response to the priest’s complaint‚ he responds adeptly‚ “But I have not been idle; one thing I have already done – The only thing that promised hope. My kinsman Creon… has been sent to the Pythian house of Apollo.” Oedipus is indeed one that is faithful and compassionate to his people‚ this is further exemplified as he orders Creon to
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participates with fate. Glauce is merely a player to enact justice for Jason’s wrongdoing. Euripides enforces Medea’s strength through her descriptions. Upon meeting with Medea‚ Creon addresses Medea saying: “You are a clever woman‚ skilled in many evil wiles.” (8). Medea holds far more depth and ability as a character; Creon attributes her with intellectually traits and power. Euripides builds upon what his ancient audience already knows: Medea is a force to be reckoned with. She is resourceful and
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Burden of proof is the responsibility of the prosecution also known as the people. This is because the 5th amendment of the Constitution gives the right to any U.S. citizen who has been accuse of a criminal offense the right to a trial by judge or jury because they are innocent until proven guilty. This is where burden of proof becomes important to the case and hard for the prosecution to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. During a trial the prosecution will have to use and show evidence to show not
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Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong In Brandon L. Garrett’s book‚ Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong‚ he makes it very clear how wrongful convictions occur and how these people have spent many years in prison for crimes they never committed. Garrett presents 250 cases of innocent people who were convicted wrongfully because the prosecutors opposed testing the DNA of those convicted. Garrett provided simple statistics such as graphs‚ percentages
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by Sophocles‚ is a story about the struggle between Antigone‚ who represents the laws of the gods and Creon‚ who represents the laws of the state. The play takes place circa 442 B.C. in the city-state of Thebes. The story revolves around the burial of Polyneices. Polyneices led an army against his brother‚ Etocles‚ the King of Thebes. They killed each other in battle and the new king‚ Creon‚ made a decree that only Etocles was to be buried because Polyneices was his rival. Antigone‚ sister of
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Qualifications of a Tragic Hero: Antigone vs. Creon In the tragedy of Antigone by Sophocles‚ Antigone‚ the main protagonist‚ is conflicted whether or not to bury her dead brother and go against Creon’s law or follow Creon’s law. Creon is the main antagonist in this story and punishes Antigone for breaking his law and burying Polynieces. Though they are two different characters‚ Creon and Antigone could both qualify as the tragic hero because they are both responsible for their own fate‚ endowed
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In some respects Creon is seen as a positive character‚ in others as an antagonist. However‚ if one sees it from a different perspective‚ it’s obvious that Creon is the victim of fate and his own flaws‚ making him a tragic hero. His first misfortune was to fall from the grace of his people when saying that Antigone should die for her actions. "Your people are beginning to question your judgment and are beginning to side with Antigone." (256-257) This scene is very ironic! Creon is actually trying
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conflict between the worldviews and values of Creon and Antigone resolved over the course of the play? Which side‚ if either‚ does the play as a whole endorse? The conflict between the two main characters is resolved tragically with the death of Antigone‚ her fiancé Haemon and the queen. The series of deaths leaves Creon all alone in guilt‚ regretful of what he has done and finally aware of his irredeemable mistakes. The conflict between Antigone and Creon begins with Antigone sneaking out in the
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