Jason of Medea and Creon of Antigone have many disastrous actions in common. Creon sentences Antigone to death for going against him (1. 380-386). Creon wants the death penalty for the female lead Antigone terribly. A death sentence for anyone can make them feel down or gloomy. It can result in hopelessness or suicidal tendencies. It can overall put a damper on things and make them feel put down. Similarly, Jason makes Medea’s spirits very low. Jason is given everything Medea can give in her power…
Medea vs. Oedipus: Comparison of Reactions to Tragedy In many Greek tragedies, we are introduced to characters that are faced with many hardships within the tragedy itself. When faced with such tragedy and difficulty, we all vary in how we react and respond to said circumstances. In this paper, I will be looking at two characters from our writing; Sophocles’ Oedipus of Oedipus the King and Euripides’ Medea from Medea. In these two characters, we can see two reactions to difficulty and misfortune…
Introduction Sophocles’ Antigone is a tragedy written that was written in the 5th century, also known as the Golden Age of Athens as this was the period of an Athenian political hegemony over the rest of Hellas. During one of many Persian invasions, Thebes allied itself against Athens and lost alongside Persia. Though the story of Antigone was known in Hellas, Sophocles used it as a piece of propaganda, setting the story of a monarchic polis against the democratic city-state of Athens, demonstrating…