The tragic fall of Oedipus in Sophocles play "Oedipus Rex" is both self-inflicted and result of events drawn from his own destiny. First off early on in Oedipus ’ life his first deadly mistake towards succeeding his self-inflicted downfall was the murder of his father the former king. In a blind rage without any motive‚ he kills Liaus and his men at a rode crossing. Fate may have had led him to that point but it was his own rage that resulted in his biggest mistake. Further evidence of his self-inflicted
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Q: DISCUSS “OEDIPUS REX” AS A TRAGEDY. Ans: Aristotle’s views regarding tragedy are mainly based upon the excellencies which “Oedipus Rex” possesses as a tragedy. The play presents an imitation of an action or piece of life‚ which is serious‚ complete in itself and also having a certain magnitude. The means employed by Sophocles is language beautified by all available devices. The story is told in a dramatic form with incidents arousing pity and whereby to accomplish the catharsis of such emotions
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extremely vocal in his hatred of Philip II‚ believing a war to be perfectly justified‚ and‚ indeed‚ necessary. At every opportunity‚ Demosthenes travelled through Greece‚ inciting his countrymen against the invading Macedonians. He spoke among the Thebans‚ convincing them to join them against Philip‚ and made many allies in all the countries surrounding Athens. His enemies in Athens‚ already hating him for doing what they could not‚ called him under suspicion because one of his followers had put him
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brothers‚ “ ‘Aren’t you ashamed‚ with the land so sick‚ to stir up private quarrels?’ ” (Sophocles 710-711). By this statement‚ Jocasta shows her unwavering passion for the land of Thebes. With the Black Plague spreading throughout the land‚ and Thebans falling ill‚ Jocasta is truly saddened while at the same time‚ troubled by how the citizens would perceive the bickering within the royal family during this difficult period. In addition‚ Jocasta displays her love for Oedipus. From the beginning
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as well as to his or her people losing their respect for said character. In Antigone‚ it is very easy to assume that Antigone is the play’s tragic hero‚ she fits the criteria almost perfectly‚ the play is even named after her. However‚ Creon‚ the Theban king in the play and Antigone’s uncle‚ is the tragic hero in this case. Both Antigone and Creon are of high estate in Thebes and are very heroic and honorable. Despite this‚ Antigone lacks the true tragic flaw that Creon possesses‚ which means she
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The Blind Listener “I’ll not consider any marriage a greater benefit than your fine leadership.” (Lines 722-724) Haemon states as his father tells him of his ill-fated bride. Though Haemon begins with remark we soon learn that this is just a mask to get Creon to listen. In this story of weaknesses and love Haemon’s ideas‚ words‚ and actions contrast with those of of his father Creon to the point of causing conflicting motivations between them both. Conclusively these clashing motivations develop
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Epic heroes are ones who go on long journeys‚ also known as an odyssey‚ and bring with them the values and beliefs of their society and civilization. The Odyssey by Homer is a story about an epic hero named Odysseus‚ who is not only a brave‚ wise‚ and strong leader as well as a warrior‚ but he is also an arrogant and vengeful man‚ who’s downfall is beautiful women. Epic heroes contain characteristics of loyalty‚ bravery‚ and arrogance as they are believed to be more than a mortal but less than a
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later in 338 BC‚ Philip gave his son a commanding post among the senior generals as the Macedonian army invaded Greece. At the Battle of Chaeronea the Greeks were defeated and Alexander displayed his bravery by destroying the elite Greek force‚ the Theban Secret Band. Some ancient historians recorded that the Macedonians won the battle thanks to his bravery. The Family
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In this paper I will be comparing and contrasting the events that took place in the movie 300 to the real events that were recorded throughout history by many historians that have studied these events of the one of the strongest Hellenic city-states Sparta. The movie 300 was set in the spring of 480 BC when the Persian King Xerxes was trying to follow in his fathers footsteps who continuing his master plan to conquer the Hellenic city-states‚ arrives in Hellas. The previous attempts by the
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feels that she is erroneous in God’s eyes. Antigone believes that she is in the right mind‚ while Creon believes that‚ “These views of yours—so different from the rest—” (580). It is apparent that Antigone did not care how the other members of the Theban society judged her for her
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