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In the play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles, Shows irony to prove that shame can destroy a person’s well being. To begin with, there was a prophecy that was told to King Laius and Jocasta that their own son will king his own father, and marry his own mother. King Laius ordered the messenger to kill his own son by drowning it in the ocean. But the messenger took pity on Oedipus. So the messenger just left Oedipus there on the field. Oedipus was found by a man herding sheep. The person who was…

In most current literature, there is a clear division between the protagonist and the antagonist. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, it is obvious that Scout Finch is the protagonist or hero while Mr. Bob Ewell is the antagonist or villain. The division between these two characters is prominent and unchangeable. However, in Oedipus Rex, this is not true. In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles portrays Oedipus as both a villain and hero to impact the audience’s ability to…

The interaction between Antigone and Ismene in the opening scene of the tragedy plays an integral role as the introduction to the conflict. Their dialogue revolves around Creon’s decree that Polyneices is to go unburied for his traitorous act against the state. This matter reflects their role as women, daughters, and sisters in Greek society. Each sister personifies a different perspective on Creon’s edict, both having serious ramifications on the tragedy as a whole. Their conflicting beliefs…

What makes a leader effective? Making broad decisions can be a daunting task, but good leaders know to keep the best interests of their citizens prized above all else. When leaders divert from this vision is when they cause harm both to their reputation and to their people. In Antigone, the king of Thebes, Creon, orders Antigone to death after she disobeys his law. He decreed that the body of Antigone’s brother Polynices would not be buried, in opposition to the gods’ mandate regarding burial.…

Aristotle once said that "A man doesn't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” This ideology creates something that is known as a tragic hero. Aristotle has created a set of characteristics that define a tragic hero. One prime example of a tragic hero is Antigone. She fulfills every characteristic required to be one. To provide context, Antigone’s story starts with her brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles. Since their father, Oedipus, had left the throne, they had been…

In Sophocles’ play, Antigone, Haimon uses metaphor to express the idea to his father Creon, that men that are stubborn and are not flexible in their mind will eventually face their downfall. After knowing Creon is going to execute Antigone because of her disobedience, Haimon suggests that, “It is not reason never to yield to reason! In flood times you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend, even their twigs are safe. While stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all… The reasonable…

1. Find an example of a literary device and write the example. Be sure to label what device it is and explain how your example fits the description. An example I found was " Smashing their shining swords, their bloody, Hammer-forged blades onto boar-headed helmets, Slashing and stabbing with the sharpest of points ". Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words in a line of poetry, and in lines 400-405, the "s" sound is repeated. " Smashing, shining, swords,…

“Raise your thoughts not your fists.” A quote said by Maloshona Dhliwayo. In Sophocles “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone,” Creon voices his thoughts, which turns into laws instead of creating wasr as in raising his fist. Creon’s view on leadership and loyalty adjusts when he is faced with conflicts as King, while balancing his loyalty and value as King of Thebes. Throughout both plays Creon exemplifies Integrity to family and the Gods. As well as, by having loyalty to his country. In Oedipus rex…

In the Greek Tragedy, Antigone, Sophocles demonstrates the consequences of hubris with Creon, the Theban king, as he suffers by losing everyone close to him. Creon is a man who has just become the king of Thebes and has a flaw of having too much pride. He can’t control the power of being over other people and he just lets the power go to his head. In getting his new power, Creon institutes a law that states that only Eteocles will be buried with full honor and Polyneices “must be left unburied”…

Antigone Paper Throughout life there are many decisions that one will have to make that could have a variety of outcomes, an example of this is seen in Sophocles’ Antigone. Antigone, the protagonist of the story, faces a unique dilemma; Creon, the new King of Thebes (who is also Antigone’s uncle) states that anyone caught trying to bury Polyneices (one of the two brothers who ruled Thebes before Creon) will face great punishment. Antigone wants to ensure that her brother has a proper afterlife,…