Oedipus the ideal Tragic Hero Kelli Richards Liberty University Abstract In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays Oedipus who is also the main character‚ as a good- natured‚ beautiful‚ noble yet narcissistic person who has a lapse of judgment and fall from power. Throughout the play Oedipus makes a few profound decisions for which he is condemned to plentiful suffering;
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Background Information on Antigonê by Sophocles Before reading Antigonê by Sophocles‚ discover some background information on the play‚ the author‚ and the time. In about 150-200 words compile that information and submit it in the submission window below. Learning some background information will help you understand the play. Look for information that will pertinent in understanding Greek Tragedy. Make sure you use your own words‚ quote when necessary‚ and include in-text citations. Keep the bibliographical
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Antigone Response "In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." Psalm 10:4 In the Greek drama‚ "Antigone"‚ written by Sophocles in 442 BC‚ a blind prophet named Teiresias tried to change the stubborn mind of Creon‚ the king of Thebes. Creon was determined to punish his deceased son‚ Polyneices‚ for being a traitor to the kingdom by not giving his body a proper burial. Teiresias tried to teach Creon otherwise. Creon always listened to the wise
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is what Antigone does in Sophocles’ story Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon’s order that no person should bury Antigone’s brother‚ Polynices‚ which is punishable by penalty of death. In this case‚ is Antigone’s decision the correct one? Her actions affect many of her other countrymen negatively because they cause problems within the royal family‚ disagreement among the people and directly relate to the death of three people including her own. By burying her brother‚ Antigone knowingly
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Antigone Loyal. Unyielding. Powerful. Prideful. These words describe a ruler‚ who faces a tragedy unlike no other. In Antigone‚ a play written by Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes
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Sophocles: Family vs. Law Family‚ an important theme of life‚ gets expressed throughout many ways in society. Family may take precedence over many things‚ including authority and the law. Within the tragic play‚ Antigone‚ the author Sophocles presents situations where the characters have to choose between their family and the law. The characters must choose what is more important to them‚ their family or obeying the laws of Thebes. Throughout the play‚ Sophocles presents a strong theme of
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this world‚ they open up to new things that have nearly unlimited possibilities to change the world for the better. Antigone‚ the main character in Sophocles’ Antigone‚ defies the predetermined rules of society around her “Will you help these hands take up Polyneices’ corpse and bury it? What? You’re going to bury Polyneices‚ when that’s been made a crime for all in Thebes?” (Sophocles). Antigone’s defiance is caused by her realization of how her actions can affect others in the way she wants‚ which
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The chorus taunts her impending death‚ for which Annie takes offense‚ asking that the spirits wait until she is dead. However the dead are relentless‚ even pinning her fate in her father’s role as a rebel captain (102). As where the original Antigone hangs herself in her tomb‚ Annie chooses to throw herself into the river‚ to “wed the lord of the dark waters”
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Taylor Fleming Professor Stoner English 1301 October 16‚ 2012 Antigone Essay Throughout history‚ cultures from around the world has set hat standards for women to abide to. Up until the twentieth century‚ women were viewed as second class citizens by society and had less freedom and rights than their male counterparts as compare today in the modern world where women can be more involve in society. Although women still face discrimination such as the glass
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Antigone: Views and Values Essay In Sophocles’ ‘Antigone’‚ set in the city of Argos in Ancient Greece‚ Antigone lives through the momentous providence from defying law for the sake of her family. Through Creon‚ who rules as a tyrannical misogynist‚ Sophocles symbolizes the concepts of autocracy and the solidity of fate which is inevitable and the prime religion of the Ancient Greeks and gods would have no plod in it. This expounds that Sophocles‚ is a man of authority‚ power and conviction. Sophocles
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