overwhelming for the burial of Polyneices. Haemon‚ Tiresias‚ Antigone‚ and practically every character in the play turn against Creon at the end of the play. These characters bring out Creon’s worst traits‚ such as stubbornness and pride. The evidence in the play for Antigone is clearly overwhelming and shows that Creon is not fit to rule Thebes‚ and thus he was wrong when it came to Polyneice’s body. In the exchange between Tiresias and Creon‚ Tiresias shows Creon’s pride and ignorance: “It’s an insult
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Major Works Data Sheet Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Title: Oedipus Rex Author: Sophocles Date of Publication: believed to have been written in 430 B.C. Genre: tragedy Biographical Information about the Author: Sophocles was born in 495 B.C. in Athens‚ Greece. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and therefore grew up in the upper class of Athens. He competed in many writing competitions including the competition at the Theatre of Dionysos. He won‚ defeating Aeschylus
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The Odyssey Final Assessment: Three Symbols 1. The Curse (page 161) When Cyclops set a curse on Odysseus‚ it set the course for the rest of the story. Cyclops asked his father‚ Poseidon‚ to make Odysseus’s journey home long and torturous‚ because Odysseus put out the Cyclops’s eye. The Cyclops prayed to his father‚ Poseidon‚ “He shall see his roof again among his family in his father land‚ far be that day‚ and dark the years between. Let him lose all companions‚ and return under strange sail
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Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus has many negative qualities. The first flaw is stubbornness. Oedipus shows stubbornness‚ when he doesn’t listen to the truth. Oedipus shows it by not listening to Tiresias: "Enough I won’t listen to this sort of talk from you‚ Damn you! Get out of here‚ quickly(29)." Oedipus requested Tiresias for the truth‚ instead of taking advice from him he took everything in wrong way. He didn’t listen to his advice‚ at all and decided to go with his own decision. Another example was
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backfired on him. For instance‚ when Tiresias keeps refusing to reveal the identity of the killer to Oedipus‚ Oedipus becomes aggravated. “‘You won’t talk? Nothing moves you? Out with it once and for all!’” (Fagles 276). The king’s prodding got under Tiresias’ skin‚ and Tiresias releases the truth. Oedipus is quick to deny the prophecy‚ but if not for Oedipus’ hasty temper the awful truth wouldn’t have been forced to the surface. Additionally‚ Oedipus accuses Tiresias of conspiring with Creon against
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He feels like Creon told Tiresias to make these accusations. He goes to Tiresias and starts mocking him about being blind and also by telling him that he is a false prophet. When Oedipus is leaving Tiresias after telling him about the accusations Tiresias tries warning him that he is the blind one and he has no idea what is coming his way. However‚ Oedipus‚ a man of action‚ describes blindness
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returns with the message that the plague will end when the murderer of Laius‚ the former king‚ is caught. Oedipus brings in the blind prophet Tiresias to help solve the mystery‚ but against his will‚ Tiresias reveals to Oedipus his fate. Tiresias tells Oedipus‚ “I say you are the murderer you hunt” (Sophocles 627). Oedipus refuses to believe him and accuses Tiresias and Creon of conspiring against him. Provoked by Oedipus’s
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In Oedipus the king the use of dramatic irony develops the play through pathos towards the tragic hero‚ creating suspense‚ and foreshadowing the outcome of the play. Oedipus knows about the prophecies yet he does not know they have come through‚ however the audience is aware of everything going on in Oedipus life. The readers know Oedipus is the murder of liaus but looking at Oedipus personality the novel also depicts how angry he is with whoever killed laius. “As for the murderer himself‚ I call
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“error” (Scheepers 1)‚ “mistake” (Brown)‚ or even an action. From lines 507 to 526 of the play certain phrases and wording show Tiresias the seer believes Oedipus is already doomed no matter what he does. The ill-fated sovereign could not control his ignorance. He never purposely acted in a way that turned the story into a tragedy; if anything‚ just the opposite occurred. Tiresias’ final speech in Oedipus Rex shows Oedipus is
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One City; Two Corrupt Leaders In the plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles‚ Oedipus and Creon exert similar characteristics as leaders that ultimately result in their characterization as tragic heroes. They take a similar course throughout their stories‚ which leads to a similar fate‚ resulting in tragedy. Both characters tried to revive a city in need‚ but in the process‚ the hubris they possessed got in the way. Both men had the chance to see that their actions would lead to a tragic ending
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