because he is the guilty one‚ he does the most wrong which causes a lot of the dark turns in the play. He deliberately ignores the fact that his family is suffering and even his people. He makes fun of his son‚ for his choice of a bride. When Argan and Theban die‚ Creon is stubborn and refuses to give them a respectful ceremony. And lastly‚ he is disrespectful to Tiresias when he is just simply trying to warn Creon of the consequences coming to him. In the end‚ Creon suffers the most because he does way
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values their well being more than his own. His commitment to his citizens can be seen in various instances. The first is during a series of unfortunate events that torments the city‚ the root of it being a plague. Seeking help from their king‚ the Thebans turn to Oedipus for help. In hopes of eliminating the plague‚ he attempts to fulfill Apollo’s commands for the murderer of Laios to be expelled from the city. However‚ when Creon‚ the seer‚ identifies Oedipus as the murder‚ his egoism is revealed
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A hero is someone who is willing to face several types of danger to protect others as seen in the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton in a single hero Theseus. Some of the traits of an epic hero are: willing to risk their lives‚ facing foes of different size or species‚a leader who is strong and responsible‚ acting bravely in his deeds‚ and establishing greatness by going on quests. Theseus is an epic hero considering that he is willing to risk his life for the people of Athens and his significance
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not think oneself superior from gods and harmony of customs’ laws and state’s laws must not break down. 2.The Divine Laws and Mortal Laws In Ancient Greece -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Fagles‚ Robert (1986). The Three Theban Plays. New York: Penguin. p.
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action‚ interact with the audience and actors by posing questions and making responses‚ and finally‚ collaborates music dance and speech‚ which connects dramatic happenings. This is further explored in “Oedipus at Colonus” from “Sophocles: The Three Theban Plays” Tragedy is further emphasised by the chorus when Sophocles’ uses the concept synesthesia. The chorus utilises this effect as a device to enhance the emotional appeal and to reveal the deep inner torment of Oedipus: the Chorus maintains that
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Cited: Plato. Republic. Trans. Robin Waterfield. New York: Oxford University Press Inc‚ 1993. Sophocles. Three Theban Plays: Antigone. Trans. Jamey Hecht. Ware‚ Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Limited‚ 2004.
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Antigone (Summary and Reflection) A member of the Theban royal family‚ Antigone was a woman who was born out of her mother—Jocasta—and her father‚ and brother—Oedipus. Thebes has always been a peaceful place for its people until curses start to ravage the entire place. A curse starting from Oedipus’ sin for mating with her own mother and killing his own father started to wreck Thebes under his tyrannical rule. When Oedipus’ rule ended‚ Creon‚ who was Jocasta’s brother‚ ascended to the throne
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THEATRE Theatre a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality‚ presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from
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democratic sentiment regarding knowledge — in bringing something to light‚ one shares that thing with all who have eyes‚ or‚ in this case‚ the chorus of Theban citizens that waits in silence before Oedipus and Creon. This sentiment appears earlier as well‚ for when Creon gently suggests that he accompany Oedipus inside and away from the Thebans so that they may not hear the oracle‚ Oedipus responds “Say it before all of us. I sorrow more for them than for myself‚” as if knowledge is owed and beneficial
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I dread not‚ for thou canst not harm me. Hear then: this man whom thou hast sought to arrest With threats and warrants this long while‚ the wretch Who murdered Laius--that man is here. He passes for an alien in the land But soon shall prove a Theban‚ native born. And yet his fortune brings him little joy; For blind of seeing‚ clad in beggar’s weeds‚ For purple robes‚ and leaning on his staff‚ To a strange land he soon shall grope his way. And of the children‚ inmates of his home‚ He shall
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