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In Antigone, both Antigone and Kreon could be considered the tragic heroes of the play. A tragic hero, defined by A Dictionary of Literary, Dramatic, and Cinematic Terms, is someone who suffers due to a tragic flaw, or hamartia. This Greek word is variously translated as “tragic flaw” or “error” or “weakness.” Kreon’s hamartia, like…

Sophocles, who was born in Colonus Hippius ( now portion of Athens ) , is thought by many modern bookmans to be the greatest of the Grecian tragedians. Around 430 BC, Sophocles wrote Oedipus Tyrannus, besides known as Oedipus Rex. Oedipus Rex set the criterion for Grecian calamity, and is regarded today as a work…

            The tragic play Oedipus the King shows that in ancient times, and in this present day in age, your fate cannot be controlled and your actions also play a role in your fate. The fate of our lives is pretty much inevitable but in this play Oedipus, Jocasta, and Laius felt that they could…

Oedipus RexIn many plays a character has a misconception of his her self and/or hisor her world. When this misconception is destroyed it can be a major turningpoint in the story. “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles is one such story. In the storyOedipus has such a misconception where he thinks he has a good life, but…

August 5, 2012 Themes of Oedipus the King “A theme is a main idea or subject explored in a literary work. ” One theme in Oedipus the King is the limits of freewill. This theme goes well with this book because when Oedipus tells Jocasta about the prophecy he heard of as a young boy,…

Sophocles was Grecian dramatist who liked to argue that women were more capable and strong than the Greek society believed them to be. In ancient Greece, women had about as many rights as the slaves. For her entire life, a woman would live under the control of her father, husband, or other male relative. Women…

In Othello, the Moor of Venice by Shakespeare, A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen, Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, and The Glass Managerie by Tennessee Williams involve relationships and the development of the characters through conflicts in their relationships. For Othello it was Iago’s deception and Othello’s jealousy, and for Nora and Torvald in A Doll…

The fifth century before the Common Era seems so long ago. yet the literature written in the clip period has stood the trial of clip. Sophocles’s play “Antigone” has many lessons that can be transverse applied to the present. Creon’s series of bloopers which finally lead to his autumn from power and felicity has a…

Sophocles’ Antigone and Toni Morrison’s Pilate Dead both exhibit similar qualities. These include an intense and almost peculiar sense of family, a general disregard for written law, and bravery in the face of death. However, comparing Antigone and Pilate requires recognizing the inner motivations that drive these women. Antigone’s fear stems from the power and…

Oedipus Rex is one of the tragedies of Sophocles. Oedipus is a king and has the strength and the power of a king. For that reason Oedipus suffers from a tragic flaw which is his excessive pride. This pride makes him fall from status. Also, Oedipus is responsible for his downfall. We can see his…