Its tragic because they have children and that means to jocasta that the oracle at delphi wasnt all just a conspiracy. jocasta kills herself bc the realization is just unbearable 6. Explain the irony involved in the use of Tiresias‚ the blind seer‚ to reveal the truth to Oedipus. a. it’s ironic because even though tiresias is blind‚ he can
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imply that he is two-faced in the sense of personality‚ but in the sense of his mentality due to a repressed childhood or the knowledge of his fate. In the play‚ Oedipus had no recollection of killing the king until confronted about it by Tiresias. Long ago Tiresias prophesized that Oedipus’ fate was to kill his own father. Later in his life the young protagonist had heard of the very same prophesy from a strange man who knew Oedipus’ real origin. Perhaps the knowledge of his own fate created an alternate
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century‚ as it is more appropriate for a World War II movie. The twelve members of the chorus are dressed in all black and in long black coats with white ruffles below each of their necks. The only member of the play that is dressed appropriately is Tiresias. He is dressed in long beige drapery from him neck to his ankles and open sandals with a shawl across his shoulders. An additional difference in the play was that the setting of the
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Oedipus is destined to his fate. It is not truly his free will because his path was already determined‚ which meant that Oedipus was never going to be able to avoid it. For example “TIRESIAS He shall be proved the brother and the sire‚ Of her who bare him son and husband both‚ Co-partner‚ and assassin of his sire‚” (13). Tiresias (the drunk
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destiny based on what they see and experience. Although the chorus’s faith is shaken at first‚ “[Oedipus]‚ [his] life‚ [and] [his] destiny‚” all become ample proof to them for the existence of fate. Oedipus‚ like the chorus‚ starts out believing that Tiresias is gifted and calls him the “master of all the mysteries of life‚” but then denounces him a “pious fraud.” Later on‚ Oedipus finds out that he had in fact fulfilled every part of his prophecy unknowingly. Jocasta‚ who claimed that “chances rules
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A tragic hero is a character who makes either a single or a series of decisions that leads to his or her downfall. Sophocles and Shakespeare explore the tragic hero through their main characters Oedipus and Othello‚ respectively. While both are noble men‚ they both allow their pride to be their demise. Oedipus is at the will of a prophecy‚ of which he tries to overcome‚ but ironically succumbs to it. Othello‚ however‚ allows himself to be manipulated by Iago‚ and for this reason he is more responsible
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The True Tragic Hero of Antigone This analysis is to determine the character that fits the tragic hero profile; it was completely based according to the Aristotelian idea of tragic hero and it is understood that hero is: " neither purely evil or purely wicked; the hero must born in the high social status‚ and he/she must possess a tragic flaw which is proper from the inner side of the character; it usually manifests in the form of poor judgment and or arrogance‚ condemning him/herself into a
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From honorable and successful king to devastated‚ blind‚ man guilty of murder and incest‚ Oedipus’ downfall is so drastic that it poses the question: what did Oedipus do to deserve such misfortune? E.R. Dodds and his students give varying interpretations to this question; some students state that Oedipus’ downfall is a result of his own actions and proves that people always getting what they deserve‚ while others believe his downfall is part of his destiny and proves that people cannot escape their
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Antigone Life has a way of becoming complicated. Problems between friends‚ foes‚ and even family members develop everyday for people of all walks of life. It is part of human nature to disagree‚ cause conflict and fight for what we believe in even if that means stepping on someone else’s toes along the way. Aristotle had thoughts on complication dating back to 335 B.C when he wrote Poetics- the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory. In it he analyzed tragedies and theorized that every tragedy
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he quickly took action and started trying to fix the problems. Oedipus sent his brother in law‚ Creon to find out what causes the problem and sent Tiresias along for help. This is a one of the value of being a good leader; getting the things done as soon as possible and another quality is that he is open to his people. That shows when Creon and Tiresias came back and asked him if they can speak to him privately and he refused
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