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  • The Tragic Hero In Antigone
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    Antigone is a Greek tragic piece that stresses the use of power and morality versus the law written by Sophocles. Both Antigone and Creon, the main characters in the play, could represent the tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character who is known for being dignified and has a flaw that assists to his or her downfall. In my opinion, Creon best qualifies for being the tragic hero and fitting the definition read in the previous sentence. The things he said, did, and the comments that were made by t...
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  • Ancient Greece Ancient Greek
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    In looking at the first few exchanges between Ismene and Antigone by Sophocles, it is greatly apparent that there are plenty of social issues surrounding women from ancient Greece. In looking at the contextual background of the playwright, the representation of the women within the play and at the imagined response of a contemporary and ancient audience; we can see that this play raises many gender and socially related issues. Looking briefly at the contextual element to the play in terms of the...
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  • Written Law Vs Unwritten In Antigone
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    In the play Antigone there is quite a difference in opinion to whether Antigone's actions to go against Human Law or in other words Governed Law was justifiable. Is there a line we can cross when it comes to set laws? Antigone sure thought so. Or was Antigone fighting for her rights as a women to do as she pleased, or was she doing what was best for her brother, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt, -if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophoc...
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  • Marry His Mother Kill His Father
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    When a friend starts telling you something and then close to the end of her story she realizes that she shouldnt tell you because it might hurt you. Wouldnt you nag, bother her until she tells you? When Oedipus finds out from the Oracle that he needs to find the killer of Laius for his kingdom could be in peace. As king tries to investigate who the killer is, so when he finds out that there is a secret that his friends know about, but do not want to tell him he starts getting curious, also his h...
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  • Oedipus Ironic Tragic Tale Play By Sophocles
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    In the play Oedipus by Sophocles, Oedipus's elf-destruction and fall from power leaves him as the villain and not the hero in the play. The very thing he fights so hard to discover is what leads to his self-destruction. Therefore, we tend to feel sorrow for Oedipus seeing that it was only the fate of the G-ds and the oracles. Oedipus is a tragic hero who fails to achieve happiness in such a way that it brings upon fear and pity by everyone in the highest degree. Tell me, and never doubt that I w...
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  • Killed His Father Married His Mother
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    OEDIPUS REX There are those in the world that will have you believe that fate controls the lives of all of us. Still, there are those who insist that each individual has complete control over there own lives; a free will over there own destinies. Oedipus attempts to dodge his fate and change his life for the better, an act that has the reverse effect. According to the prophecies, Oedipus would be born to Laius and Jocasta, only to grow up to be the death of his father, Laius, and the bride to hi...
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  • Creon As The Tragic Hero In An
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    Sophocles' Antigone is, without a doubt, one of the greatest tragedies ever written. There are many questions that somebody could ask about this work, but this one intrigues me the most: Who is the tragic hero? Could it be Antigone? Or could it be Creon? Antigone might be the name of the tragedy, but I believe that Creon is the winning candidate. His role in the plot of this tragedy, his sensible tragic fault, and his dynamic character are the obvious reasons why I chose him as the tragic hero. ...
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  • Burying Her Brother Creon And Antigone
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    " Ah Creon! Is there no man left in the world-" Teirsesias Greek theatre played a large role in Greece. The citizens were supposed to learn from the mistakes made in tragedies. The citizens should have learned what not to be like as a citizen or person. In a Greek trilogy written by Sophocles there are two ma in characters, Antigone and Creon. They are both strong willed and stubborn people. Both being unwilling to change, they both seal each others fate. Creon is passionate... Antigon...
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  • Light And Dark People Of Thebes
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    King Oedipus by Sophocles Blindness is the downfall of the hero Oedipus in the play? King Oedipus? by Sophocles. Not only does the blindness appear physically, but also egotistically as he refuses to acknowledge the possibility of him actually being the murderer of Laius, the former King of Thebes. Coincidentally, he is also Oedipus? s biological father. The use of light and dark in the play is strategically applied in order to better understand the emotion that lies within the characters. As bl...
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  • W W Norton York W W
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    Free Will and its effect on the Greeks, Christians, and Romans Free will is defined as: Voluntary choice or decision; freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention (Websters Online Collegiate Dictionary). Free will had an effect on the Greeks, Christians, and the Romans. Three stories, Oedipus the King, the Bible, and the Aenied, respectively, that we have studied and that fall in each society are examples of how free will is altered by diffe...
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  • Field Of Science Modern World
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    The Classical World The Classical World made many contributions to the development of science, literature, and ethics. These contributions have influenced the modern world today. Many mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists contributed to the development of many of the luxuries we enjoy today. Homer, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, made contributions to the field of literature through his writing. In the field of ethics, many philosophers from the Classical World contributed to the stan...
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  • Theatre Chorus Actor
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    How different cultures affected English Theater Theater unites the past and present in a unique cultural experience. Theatre continues to thrive and has become an important subject for study in schools and universities. Reaching back in time and across the world, this ranging new history draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre? s greatest achievements over 4, 500 years, from festival performances in Egypt to international multicultural theatre in the late twentie...
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  • Creon Antigone
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    Changing Views of The Chorus The chorus, a group of common people who follow the actions of the play Antigone, waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon, depending on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruence about the them, however, was an extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles dram...
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  • Play Oedipus Rex Aristotle Definition
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    There are many examples of Aristotle's views on tragedy in the play Oedipus Rex. Without these characteristics the play would not be as dramatic and well known today as it was 1500 years ago. These principles of tragedy are not only useful to the plot of the play, but also to our everyday lives. Audiences surely asked themselves, If even the mighty Oedipus can be subjected to such a fate, what can happen to a ordinary person like myself? The relevance to our being now makes us look at the play i...
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  • Oedipus The King Similarities And Differences
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    Lai, Erik October 5, 19984071 E 7 X- 01 Similarities and Differences Between The Odyssey and Oedipus the King In the world of literature, there are many similarities and differences between them. These similarities and differences are significant because the reader can learn and thoroughly comprehend them. Two examples of such literature are the epic poems Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles and The Odyssey, written by Homer who were both Greek poets. Oedipus the King and The Odyssey share ma...
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  • Tragic Heroes Western Literature
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    Amy Guy English 2 nd Hr. November 22, 1999 Compare / contrast Oedipus and Creon as Leaders In the plays Oedipus of Rex and Antigone by Sophocles, Oedipus and Creon exert similar characteristics as leaders that ultimately result in their characterization as tragic heroes. Their overbearing determination, relentless pride, uncontrollable fate, and enormous grievances all portray the inevitable outcome. Sophocles writes that the characters in the plays are chasten not because of something they had ...
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  • Told The Truth American Dream
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    Miller portrays his main character, Willy Loan, not as an evil selfish person, but as a well meaning yet misguided person. Willys character is one of a common man, he isnt anything special, nor ever was he. He chose to follow the American dream and he chose to lead the life it gave him. Willy made the American dream his culture, and the American dream made Willy its victim. The American dream is the belief that through sheer hard work alone, any man can gain professional success and thus receive...
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  • Antigone And Ismene Role Of Women
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    &# 9; The Medea Medea vs. Antigone &# 9; The two Greek plays, Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties, undermining assumptions on the part of the audience, foreshadowing the rest of the play, and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. &# 9; Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved ...
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  • Marry His Mother Kill His Father
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    It has been said that people can be blinded to the truth. The answer to their question or solution to their problem may have been sitting right in front of them all along. Yet, they could not see the answer. They were blinded to the truth. Associations have been made between being blind and enlightened. A blind person is said to have powers to see invisible things. They see into the future. The blind may not have physical sight, but they have another kind of vision. In Sophocles King Oedipus, Te...
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  • Oracle Of Apollo Quest For The Truth Oedipus
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    The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of mans free will existing within the cosmic order or fate that the Greeks believed guided the universe. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. Both the concepts of fate and free will played an integral part in Oedipus destruction. Although he was a victim of fate, he was not controlled by it. Oedipus was destined from birth to someday marry his mother and to murder his ...
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