of a Tragic Hero To be a tragic hero‚ the character must show a great strength of heroism‚ including a vulnerability‚ that could lead to his or her demise. Sophocles‚ the great ancient playwright of the Greek Empire was as popular then as he is today. Antigone‚ one of his many plays‚ is still appreciated in modern day literature. Sophocles’ main characters Antigone and Creon are both similar and diverse in which they could qualify as tragic heroes. Antigone and Creon have very many similar traits
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Crystal Green Dram 105 Dr. Rodda October 7‚ 2010 Sophocles’ Antigone Sophocles’ Antigone brings to life the underlying culture flaws in the Greek city-states by showing how the idea of filial piety and divine law undermine each other and were used as a means to justify the ends. Athenian citizens enjoyed a wide range of powers of self-governance: citizens elected military leaders and held judicial authority. Every male citizen enjoyed these rights. Women were not considered citizens; they were
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Oedipus the King -Oedupus had once saved the city before by lifting a curse that was put there by the Sphinx -Creon is Oedipus’s brother-in-law -Sends Creon to seek the advice of Apollo because a curse is incurred in the land of Thebes -Curse will be lifted if the murderer of Laius (oedipus’s dad/ former king) is found and prosecuted. Laius was murdered many years ago at a crossroads. -The reason why there hadn’t been further investigation about the murder when it first happened is because the Sphinx
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The play Oedipus the King by Sophocles is a drama of a heroic archetype struggling to find answers which creates conflicts of man vs. man‚ man vs. himself‚ and man vs. supernatural and in the end reveals his real identity thus fulfilling his prophecy. Man vs. Man Oedipus meets Teirias he then meets with his brother in law Creon for yet another man vs. man conflict. The conflict again Creon is Oedipus who still is unaware of who he really is again is trying to seek answers to find out who
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individuals were the main issue. They were often depicted through plays at the theater; one of them for instance was the play of Antigone written by Sophocles. The play was about an absolute ruler named Creon‚ who ruled the city state of Thebes with merciless authority. Through Creon’s tenacious conceit and his misuse of power over Thebes‚ Sophocles reveals that relentless pride always results in harmful consequences. Creon demonstrated his inflexibility when he didn’t want to be accused for
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102-02 26 April 2015 The term Hamartia which was derived by Aristotle is “the error of the tragic hero which causes his fall” (Scheepers 137). In modern terms hamartia can be described as a crime that was committed unwillingly or unintentionally. Sophocles’ demonstrates hamartia in his tragic play Oedipus Rex through Oedipus the king. In the tragedy “Oedipus’ destruction derives from acts that he unwittingly committed prior to his assumption to the throne” (Scheepers 143). Although Oedipus did commit
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In terms of the human experience‚ Plato’s Allegory of the Cave reveals that most humans would rather know the truth and suffer rather than be fed a lie for their entire lives. This idea is reflected in Sophocles’’ Oedipus the King because Oedipus seeks the truth and suffers greatly when it is found. Plato’s four stages of awareness are necessary for the final form of the good‚ which is the truth‚ to be found. In both the Allegory of the Cave and Oedipus the King‚ these four stages of awareness; Imagination
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gives the most direct warning of hubris to Creon himself‚ though he is still too blind to hear its wisdom‚ “Think: all men make mistakes‚ / But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong‚ / And repairs the evil. The only crime is pride” (Sophocles 232). I love this warning from Teiresias. He does not condemn Creon for the mistakes he has made‚ only for being too proud to see his mistakes and fix them. Creon‚ convinced he is right‚ ignores the warning even though it lines up with what he has
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heroic men that became the victims of two tragic downfalls that can be compared and contrasted with each other. Sophocles‚ the writer of Oedipus the King‚ and Williams Shakespeare‚ the writer of Othello‚ were both enormously influential playwrights of their respective generations and their legacy continues today. The two playwrights made their masterpieces during different eras; Sophocles life coincided with the Golden Age of Greek tragedy and Shakespeare worked during the Elizabethian period. Despite
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dramas usually do not move from one setting to another‚ many of their actions take place offstage. What major event has taken place before this scene opens? How does Sophocles help the audience picture what has happened? (pages 825 and 826 ) the major event that happened off stage was that Antigone buried her brother and Sophocles tell the audience that he saw her do it with his own eyes. 10. How does Antigone defend her actions? (page 827) Antigone said she did it because he is her
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