The Downfall of Oedipus Essay

staying in Lear Kent would not have been banished and more people would have been on Lear's side, thus a less likely chance of him going mad and his elder daughter's taking over. In Sarah Roberts article "Sightlines: The 'Limits of illusions' in Oedipus Tyrannos and King Lear" she documents how blindness is connected to power and insight. She argues that if the characters were more level headed, many unfortunate things would not happen. Due to Lear being "blind" to the truth about his daughters…

In a greek tragedy “Antigone, Sophocles argues that insight is more valuable than eyesight by showing the consequences of blindness to the truth. He uses Tiresias the blind prophet as the basis of insight, he who does not have literal sight sees the inner nature of things. Creon the King of Thebes is used as an example of someone who has who has sight but is blind figuratively to the reality surrounding him. Creon is not the only character who is blind to something. Antigone the protagonist of…

dominant force is indignation” (). The wound is described as originating from an environment, but it gets registered by the character as an “indignation” or other forms of outrage. Ultimately, the struggle of the character leads to the characters downfall, but also reveals the nature of injustice. Miller writes that the character’s “destruction in the attempt [to evaluate himself justly] posits a wrong or an…

Pride and Loyalty: An Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses in The Odyssey Many great characters throughout history exhibit the same tragic flaw-- hubris. From Oedipus to Faustus, many heroes fall victim to their excessive pride, which manifests itself in a number of different ways, including a lack of trust and a desire for power. Pride is especially prominent in Homer’s Odysseus, as it prevents him from returning home for twenty years in The Odyssey. Odysseus’s pride, while not a tragic flaw,…

The Tragedy of Macbeth “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play is believed to have been written in 1605-1606. The earliest account of performance was at Hampton Court on August 7th 1606 before King James I of England and his brother-in-law, King Christian of Denmark. There is evidence that Shakespeare wrote this play to please King James I of England who had previously been crowned James VI of Scotland before succeeding the English throne in 1603 after the…

Tragedy is an intriguing genre of drama that made its official debut in around 500 BC in Athens. According to an article from Grand Valley State University, the origin of Tragedy can be traced back to groups of men singing s choral lyric to honor the Greek god Dionysus. Throughout history many famous authors were made great because of their skillful ability to captivate audiences with the story of a tragedy. Aristotle helped to outline and define what both a tragedy and a true tragic hero should…