There are different techniques in a story that give the reader different ideas on what 's going on in the story. The ability to identify the elements of a story aids in its comprehension. This leads to deeper understanding of the story . The five major elements in a story are the plot, setting, characteristics, Irony, and conflict. In the modern play “Antigone” and “Oedipus the king the author uses some literary elements and techniques to make the play mysterious and bring richness and clarity to the play.
In the story King Oedipus, referring to pages 34 to 37, the author uses Themes, Symbolism, and Conflict. The blind man Tiresias, known as a prophet to the people of the city of Thebes is brought to Oedipus. Oedipus wants to confirm the …show more content…
Oedipus refuses to accept Teiresias truth, even though he knows he is actually guilty of the crime of murder. At this moment the king has a conflict with the blind man Tiresias . He strongly believes Teiresias killed Laius . Also, There 's a conflict between the king as the killer, who is obviously himself. The character of the King Oedipus is of blame and the character of Tiresias is responsible for developing the theme sight vs blindness.
On the other hand The theme in the play antigone are god vs men law, and divine law vs authority. When Ismene reminder antigone the king 's law that burial is against the king’s law. She says, “I yield to those who have authority” antigone believed that god 's law should come before everything. Creon believed that everyone should listen to the laws of man but Antigone doesn 't agree with this because she believes that the laws of the gods should be held above. Gods law is all dead bodys should be …show more content…
Characterization, theme, and conflict are used to express different ideas, thoughts, and feelings. We can understand the mood of the characters, what they are thinking, and how they are feeling through these literary techniques. We can see the mood of Oedipus when the prophet Teiresias speaks to him about his prophecy of the murder that has been committed to the King, who is Oedipus’ father. Oedipus seems to not want to hear any of it. In fact, he accuses the blind Teiresias of the actual crime. We can also see the mood and perspectives of Teiresias, when he stands his ground against the accusations by claiming “the truth is my defense.” He further states that “the killer you are seeking is yourself.” The literary theme of characterization is shown by both characters when they converse and neither one yields to the other. When Teiresias accuses Oedipus, Oedipus
In the story King Oedipus, referring to pages 34 to 37, the author uses Themes, Symbolism, and Conflict. The blind man Tiresias, known as a prophet to the people of the city of Thebes is brought to Oedipus. Oedipus wants to confirm the …show more content…
Oedipus refuses to accept Teiresias truth, even though he knows he is actually guilty of the crime of murder. At this moment the king has a conflict with the blind man Tiresias . He strongly believes Teiresias killed Laius . Also, There 's a conflict between the king as the killer, who is obviously himself. The character of the King Oedipus is of blame and the character of Tiresias is responsible for developing the theme sight vs blindness.
On the other hand The theme in the play antigone are god vs men law, and divine law vs authority. When Ismene reminder antigone the king 's law that burial is against the king’s law. She says, “I yield to those who have authority” antigone believed that god 's law should come before everything. Creon believed that everyone should listen to the laws of man but Antigone doesn 't agree with this because she believes that the laws of the gods should be held above. Gods law is all dead bodys should be …show more content…
Characterization, theme, and conflict are used to express different ideas, thoughts, and feelings. We can understand the mood of the characters, what they are thinking, and how they are feeling through these literary techniques. We can see the mood of Oedipus when the prophet Teiresias speaks to him about his prophecy of the murder that has been committed to the King, who is Oedipus’ father. Oedipus seems to not want to hear any of it. In fact, he accuses the blind Teiresias of the actual crime. We can also see the mood and perspectives of Teiresias, when he stands his ground against the accusations by claiming “the truth is my defense.” He further states that “the killer you are seeking is yourself.” The literary theme of characterization is shown by both characters when they converse and neither one yields to the other. When Teiresias accuses Oedipus, Oedipus