Sophocles uses dramatic irony throughout the tragedy. Sophocles uses tragedy when Tiresias is the one who can see the truth‚ but he is blind. Oedipus can’t see the truth‚ but he can see. This is ironic. “So‚ you mock my blindness? Let me tell you this. You with your precious eyes‚ you’re blind to the corruption of your life‚ to the house you live in.” (Page 923 Lines 467-471) Tiresias tells Oedipus that he cannot see the truth with his own eyes. Another way Sophocles uses irony is when
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OEDIPUS REX by Sophocles WebQuest INTRODUCTION You are patrons at the Festival for Dionysus and will be witnessing the first public performance of Oedipus Rex. Your task is to record your findings on the festival itself‚ the components of Greek theater‚ and how Oedipus Rex fit well into the classic definition of tragedy. TASK You will have three tasks to complete during this webquest: 1. The Festival of Dionysus ‐ You will travel to the below links and find information on the Festival of Dionysus
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In Sophocles ’ Antigone‚ the question of who the tragic hero has been the subject of debate for years. It is uncommon for there to be two tragic heroes in a Greek tragedy‚ therefore there can be only be one in Antigone. Although Creon possesses some of the characteristics that constitute a tragic hero‚ he does not have all of the necessary qualities. Antigone‚ however‚ possesses all of the traits that are required for her to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ there are four major characteristics
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Antigone‚ by Sophocles‚ is a play with many themes. So‚ I will be talking about ‚ what some critics have said about the themes‚ state laws versus Individual rights‚ Morals‚ stubborness and Love. Antigone and her values line up with the first entity in each pair‚ while Creon and his values line up with the second. Ismene chooses to do nothing under the threat of the law whereas Antigone chooses to act despite the possible penalties. Antigone and Creon are both championing what is right
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The delay in justice can be another form of injustice. What is justice? Justice is being equal‚ moral‚ fair and right. In Sophocles‚ tragic play‚ Oedipus was not served with justice‚ and he didn’t deserve his punishment. In Greek times‚ a prophecy is believed that a son will kill his father in order to grow closer to their mother‚ and eventually marry them. Faced with a colossal situation in his life‚ Oedipus must come to understand the true meaning of justice. Through the killing of his father‚
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audience‚ and exhibits flaws that leads to their tragic downfall. These are the traits that a character must uphold in order to be considered as a tragic hero. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ Antigone contains all of these traits required for her to be a tragic hero. According to Aristotle‚ the character of a tragic play must be a good‚
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The play that is going to be analyzed in this paper is entitled Oedipus The King. The playwright who wrote the play is Sophocles. It was first performed c. 429 BC. Sophocles was born in 497/496 BCE at Colonus. Moreover‚ he wrote 123 plays during the course of his life‚ but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax‚ Antigone‚ The Women of Trachis‚ Oedipus the King‚ Electra‚ Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. Oedipus the king was the story that already known by people as a real story in
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Teiresias’s speech at the end of scene one of Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex is fairly short but it is in this encounter between Oedipus and Teiresias where the main conflict of the story begins to unfold. This is a pivotal speech in the play as it helps to develop some of the major themes in the play as well as begin to build up the tragic irony at the center of the story. When this speech is analyzed using either Aristotelian or Formalist theory key elements can be found that are effective in
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Is there such a thing as perfection or is it merely as fleeting hope? A tragic flaw by definition is a flaw in the character or personality of someone. In the play written by Sophocles‚ Oedipus‚ the protagonist‚ falls victim to his own imperfection. Oedipus’ pride leads him down the path of the truth and therefore‚ pushes the theme of fatalism forward in the play. Oedipus’ tragic flaw that is portrayed in the play is his pride and because it‚ he learns that despite his best efforts‚ the prophecy
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The Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles demonstrates the theme of free-will versus fate. Theme is the central or dominating idea of a work. Through the character‚ actions‚ and subsequent downfalls of Laius‚ Jocasta‚ and Oedipus‚ Sophocles shows how free-will is limited. Firstly‚ as Oedipus is the tragic hero of this play‚ he must possess a characteristic that leads to his downfall and for Oedipus‚ that flaw is his hubris. When told by Teiresias‚ the blind prophet‚ that “those clear-seeing eyes
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