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Tells The Audience Choral Ode
2,357 words... eon be put to death as a "symbol" of what treason means. As his anger mounts Oedipus says that Creon is "evil incarnate, " and should pay for his treason with his life. Surprisingly, Creon remains calm throughout this outburst. He doesn't interrupt again to protest his innocence. His only reaction is to say to the audience that Oedipus is a "fool. " His self-control throws Oedipus' irrational reaction into a bad light. Mercifully, the heated argument is broken off when the Chorus announces t...
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Fall Of Troy City Of Troy
1,164 wordsCharacters- The Watchman Clytaemnestra The Herald Agamemnon Cassandra Aegisthus The Chorus 1). The Watchman: o The watchman sets the time and place for the play (Agamemnon's palace in Argos, the house of Atreus); he describes the many miserable nights he has spent on the rooftop of the palace watching for the signal fires that will herald the fall of Troy. o The watchman is one Aeschylus's small characters, but like the herald he serves an important role as he not only sets the scene but also pe...
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Fall Of Troy Choral Ode
1,162 words... which Greek society considered to be very dangerous and unnatural. o Clytaemnestra begins a description of the fall of Troy the Greeks and the Trojans are likened to oil and water (which do not mix when added to each other) and she speaks of her wish that the Greeks do not desecrate any temples, perhaps because of her wish that Agamemnon return home so she may have her revenge. The leader (unaware of this secret desire) complements her on her insightful and surprisingly humane speech and fur...
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Choral Ode Impending Doom
1,142 words... his opening speech. 7). Agamemnon's Arrival: o Agamemnon's first act upon arriving safely back in Argos is to praise the gods which is the correct thing to do; he does not boast and happily attributes his success to the drawn lots of the gods "First, with justice I salute my Argos and my gods, " and "we must thank the gods with a sacrifice our sons will long remember, " are good examples of this. o He goes on to portray the men of Greece as a lion lapping on the blood of kings, but he is not...
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Choral Ode Tells Oedipus
4,698 wordsOedipus the King Oedipus the King starts in the legend where Oedipus, king of Thebes, is trying get rid of the plague in his city. Oedipus sends Creon to the oracles at Delphi to get the answer to the citys problems. Creon is away for a long time, and he returns with Teiresias, the blind prophet. They repeat the oracles statement: the plague will end only when Laios murderer is discovered. Sophocles tells the events in order and finally unmask Oedipus as the murderer. That Oedipus acted like he ...
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Choral Ode Hero Odysseus
2,567 wordsThe Golden Age of Greece The ancient statues and pottery of the Golden Stone Age of Greece were much advanced in spectacular ways. The true facts of Zeus main reason for his statue. The great styles of the Kouros and the Kore. The story of The Blinding of Polyphemus, along with the story of Cyclops. The Dori and Ionic column stone temples that were built in Greece that had an distinctive look. The true colors of the vase, Aryballos. The vase that carried liquids from one place to another. The Ly...
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