The third stanza reminds us of section 2 with the rape of Philomel and the nightingale’s song. * The fourth stanza depicts an invitation to Eliot to a lunch at a hotel with another man. * The fifth and sixth stanza introduces the character Tiresias‚ a prophet‚ who is a male and a female character at the same time. He is the narrator and depicts us the meaningless of a relationship between a typist and a small house agent’s clerk. The sexual relationship is show as a loveless and automatic one
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When Sophocles penned Oedipus Rex‚ he opened up massive debate on what it means to be human. The play allows readers to follow Oedipus‚ a tragic hero condemned to death‚ as he makes his way through his final days in Thebes before he is exiled. As readers‚ we see Oedipus fall from grace‚ and with the use of dramatic irony it makes it that much more difficult. Upon analyzing Oedipus‚ it becomes evident that there are distinguished connections between him and Christ‚ and that in some ways Oedipus could
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contradict with his pride and ego. This struggle of him is best portrayed in his encounter with Tiresias and the behavior he shows. At first‚ it seems as if he has trust in Tiresias’ ability as a seer and wishes to know the truth that he knows (Oedipus 340-346). However‚ once Tiresias tells him the truth that he himself was the murderer of Laius‚ Oedipus changes his behavior and does not accept the words of Tiresias and even denies his ability as a seer which he praised before himself all because of his
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How are issues of faith or belief represented in T.S.Eliot ’s The Waste Land? Faith and belief‚ or the lack of it‚ has always played a major part in T.S. Eliot’s canon; perhaps more than any other Modernist writer‚ Eliot reflects the zeitgeist that was described by Spears Brooker (1994) as “characterized by a collapse of faith in human innate goodness and in the inevitability of progress.” (Brooker Spears‚ 1994‚ p.61) To this end‚ this paper looks at how such issues are represented in Eliot’s early
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qualities and a tragic flaw. Passionate‚ yet stubborn. In this case of his tragic flaw‚ his lack of knowledge of his true identity is coupled with the peoples awareness of his fate. Then‚ when Oedipus finds himself in the dilemma after talking to Tiresias‚ the people feel his pain and are afraid for his life‚ knowing that nothing he does can prevent the tragedy from occurring. When Oedipus finally falls from the throne‚ he doesn’t kill himself‚ rather he gouges out his eyes. The symbolic blinding
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Major Works Data Sheet Oedipus the King Title: ________________________________ Sophicles Author: ______________________________ Date of Publication: ____________________ Around 450 BC Tragic Drama/Theater Genre: _______________________________ Historical information about the setting The work was written around 450 BC‚ a time of high Greek culture where literature and drama were placed at the forefront of society. Sophocles was a key player in this movement‚ and his plays were performed
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witch/sorceress who turned odysseus’ men into animals. Moly – Antidote to Circe’s spells/potions Aeolus – God of the Winds who provided Odysseus w/ the bag of winds. Calypso – beautiful Nymph who falls inlove w/ Odysseus in her island of Ogygia. Tiresias – Blind prophet of the Underworld. Nausicaa – princess of the Phaeacians‚ found odysseus in the shores of Scherie/Scheria. King Alcinous & Queen Arete of Phaeacians – parents of Nausicaa & offered odysseus hospitality. Polyphemus – Cyclops; 3rd
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Assignment #1 Why do you feel Antigone was so determined to bury her brother‚ and why was Ismene not? Antigone was so determined to bury her brother because of three main reasons. First‚ the law of the gods demanded that the dead would be buried or properly burned for them to go well into the underworld. After disagreeing with Ismene‚ Antigone notes that her sister does not appreciate the law of the gods. Second‚ her love for the dead brother‚ Polyneices‚ moved Antigone to want to bury him well
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element of hamartia or the tragic flaw. Hamartia is the excessive defect in a character ’s behaviour that will contribute to his downfall . Oedipus ’s tragic flaw was his hubris which compels him to seek the truth. Oedipus ’s fate is revealed by Tiresias who says he
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they must punish the killers of the previous king‚ Laius. Oedipus to comfort his people announced the search for those at fault and cast down a curse onto the murders. To hasten the search Oedipus called upon Tiresias‚ a respected blind prophet‚ to reveal who has caused the plague. Tiresias subtly claimed
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