assumption‚ those who rebel against the state due to the moral and ethical considerations man has. Greek philosopher Sophocles conveys this trait of rebellion due to morality in Antigone through the protagonist Antigone and Plato discusses the same trait by referring to Plato‚ both whom serve as the primary example of wrestling with civil disobedience. The Fear of Force Sophocles suggests that a basis for political authority does not exist. Although Creon is the king of the city‚ his citizens don’t
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What is fate? Is it in our control? How do we predict what our future will look like? We‚ as humans‚ can only try with our earnest efforts to design our own future. In Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ its been predicted by the Apollo at Delphi that Oedipus‚ will kill his father and marry his mother. Many characters‚ such as his parents‚ Laius’ herdsman‚ shepherd of Corinth‚ King Polybus‚ Queen Merope‚ and Creon try to prevent this prophecy from occurring. Even though each of them have their own reasons
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put‚ state that wisdom is good‚ reverence for the gods is necessary‚ pride is bad‚ and fate is inevitable‚ and in order to be a good you had to follow these rules. The chorus says that the punishing blows of fate will eventually teach men wisdom. Sophocles tried to stress these four lessons throughout the Theban plays. Although Oedipus was wise‚ he was also rash and quick to act‚ and when combined‚ these made Oedipus a man of swift action and great insight. These have both
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through scenarios of interaction between man and the supernatural. The juxtaposition and/or separation of physis and nomos in this way is found in many myths‚ an overt strategy that is used to convey Greek ideas of inherent moral responsibility. Sophocles addresses the question of physis versus nomos in essence‚ right versus wrong in his rebellion-inspiring tragedy Antigone. Among others‚ his main characters‚ Antigone and Creon‚ are representative of the two ideologies in contrast. In regards
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In Sophocles’ Oedipus The King‚Oedipus was born with the curse that he would kill his father‚ Laios‚ and marry his mother‚ Jocasta. Oedipus tries to avoid his fate by running away from Corinth‚ however this causes him and Laios to meet one last time‚ and Oedipus ends up fulfilling the prophecy. With this in mind‚ the gods create a person’s predetermined fate‚ and no one can ever escape it‚ as Jocasta points out; “No mortal can practise the art of prophecy‚ no man can see the future.” (935). Oedipus
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To what extent do Euripides and Sophocles portray women as the cause of tragedy in Medea‚ Hippolytus‚ Oedipus The King and Antigone? Women in the plays of both Euripides and Sophocles is a subject of much debate‚ indeed it seems as though people’s view on these female characters may well have changed over time for nearly two and a half thousand years have passed since the plays themselves were written. And no doubt people’s views‚ particularly with regards to women‚ have changed. One could say
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In this way‚ Greek dramas informed citizens of the benefits of the proper uses of pride‚ and warned that in excessive amounts‚ pride was detrimental. Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Oedipus the Kingset the proper amount of arrogance for the Greeks to have. The tragedy contrasts “healthy strife" with “violent pride‚” demonstrating the degree of pride that is acceptable. By denouncing a man who “cannot reap his
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Every human is susceptible to flaws‚ including myself. In literary works‚ the flaws and figurative blindness of the protagonist creates conflict within the plot. As in Oedipus the King‚ written by Sophocles‚ I have been figuratively blinded by an aspect of my personality. My anger towards a family member has caused me to fail to the reality that they are still present in the lives of my other relatives. When I was a young child‚ circumstances occurred that left many of my family members not speaking
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Oedipus is chosen to be king because unlike many citizens in Thebes he solves the Sphinx riddle. However‚ he becomes blind with the riddle of his own life as he is trying to understand it. By examining Sophocles’ use of irony‚ we can see that Oedipus’s fatal flaw is blindness to his own truth. Sophocles’ makes Oedipus’s intelligence visible to us as he solves the Sphinx riddle but unfortunately‚ Oedipus demonstrates to be book smart but not street smart. It is stated by Teiresias he tells Oedipus "Listen
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is at the door. He embraces his wife and says‚ “Sometimes it is hard to let the future begin” (Hansberry 2.3.153). Willy soon realizes that his hopes are dashed when Bobo turns out to be the one at the door. He tries to hold on to his dream‚ and tries to explain Willy’s disappearance by saying‚ “He’s somewhere – he’s got to be somewhere. We just got to find him – me and you got to find him” (Hansberry 2.3.180). He tries to believe but it becomes harder and harder. His hopes are destroyed‚ and his
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