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An hamartia, also known as a tragic flaw, is a crucial physical or mental trait that can lead to the downfall of a tragic hero in literature. In the play Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is a tragic hero with a hamartia that ultimately causes his downfall. There are three traits that have been debated as Oedipus’…

The opening of the play depicts Thebes suffering under a devastating curse. The citizens are being killed by a plague, crops are failing, women are dying during childbirth, and babies are being born dead. The priests turn to Oedipus for assistance as he is currently ruling over Thebes after defeating the Sphinx. Oedipus has already…

Antigone explores the conflicts arising from three demands that the human psyche must confront: the demands of religion (Zeus), the demands of the state (Thebes), and the demands of human instincts (Aphrodite). The character of Antigone exemplifies how strong beliefs and a deep sense of religious devotion can profoundly influence an individual’s thoughts and actions….

usOutlineI.Oedipus’ decencyi.To daughtersii.To sonsII.Appearancei.Characteristicsii.Clothingiii.Blindediv.ConfidentIII.Sufferingsi.Murder of father/wed motherii.Betrayed by sonsiii.Exilediv.Blinded/beggarIV.Divinityi.Prays to gods who are to punish himii.Chooses place of deathV.Effecti.On Theseusii.On manEssayThe Greek tragedy Oedipus at Colonus was written by the great and renowned Greek playwright Sophocles at around 404 B.C. or so. In the play, considered to be one of the best Greek dramas ever…

“Oedipus the King” is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenians. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, intelligent, and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits…

Power Becoming Burdensome in Jean Anouilh’s Antigone One aspect of today’s society that many people do not take the time to recognize is the true strength that the leaders of our world must have, the pressure they carry, and the uncertainty they must struggle through every day. Although power is a privilege, the great responsibility…

From Sophocles’ Antigone, written in about 442 B.C., and which centers on the Theban legend after the end of the reign of King Oedipus, one of the passages point to the center character, Antigone, when King Creon starves her to death for disobeying his command and offering burial rights to her brother, Polynices.  At the…

Oedipus Rex: Tragedy of FateOedipus the King is widely regarded as a tragedy of fate. Brieflystated, it begins with a terrible plague that destroys the city. King Oedipussends a messenger to the oracle at Delphi to find a cure. The answer that isreceived suggests to find out who the killer of King Laios was. Oedipus…

A Sacrifice for Love Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorce and Antigone by Jean Anouilh are similar in that they both have brave and admirable female antagonists and they both end tragically. The female characters, the bride in Blood Wedding and Antigone in Antigone, have several characteristics that are parallel. Both women revolt against the…

Dear Diary, Ever since the fight for the throne between my two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices , nothing has been right. They fought for the throne, but the outcome came to be that they killed each other and the throne was left to my uncle, King Creon. My uncle is a selfish man who only…