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Oedipus Rex, there was a prophecy that said, “...death would come to him [Laius] from his child [Oedipus]…” (Sophocles Oedipus Rex 35), and he would marry his mother; as fate would have it, it came true. In Antigone, an oracle prophesied that King Creon will lose his family, “From thy own loins in payment, dead for dead…” (Sophocles Antigone 40), furthermore, the prophecy came true and Creon’s son commits suicide; additionally, his wife commits suicide too. Medea’s prophecy claims that Jason…

protection of her family, her steadfast allegiance towards her religion, and her unwavering stance to her beliefs. Antigone first displays this definition of loyalty during a conflict with her sister Ismene set in the prologue. A law was set by King Creon, the ruler of Thebes, that no one was allowed to bury the deceased Polyneices - a “traitor” of the land. If done so, the criminal was to be punished through the consequence of execution. Polyneices is the brother of both Ismene and Antigone.…

I have come to a reasonable conclusion that Antigone is directly a round character. In the beginning of the story, she is shown to have both many strengths and weaknesses. As our primary protagonist, she has shown to have a heroic nature, she even stood up against her uncle who is the king. She is also willing to not disgrace her brother's memory by not giving his body a proper burial, she is willing to put her life on the line to do so. However, despite being a strong woman at nature, she has…

Grace Wang December 18, 2015 Tragedy Essay Which is the better tragedy, according to Aristotle’s definition of tragedy: Medea or Oedipus Rex? According to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero is a distinguished person occupying a high position, living in a prosperous life and falling into misfortune due to his own tragic flaw which consequently leads to his reversal and late recognition. Medea and Oedipus Rex are both one of the best classical and well known examples of tragedy. Oedipus Rex…

pride and ego. Furthermore, Oedipus’ sense of achievement and satisfaction with himself causes him to act poorly in situations with family members. For example, instead of working in a calmer state, Oedipus is fast to sacrifice his relationship with Creon and accuses him of lying. After being told by Tiresias that he is the murderer of the king, he quickly turns to his brother-in-law and calls him a “marauding thief himself scheming to steal [Oedipus’] crown and power” (Sophocles, 181). Because…

Eteocles and Polyneices, die in battle, but Creon refuses to bury Polyneices. Antigone; believing that, even in death, everyone has the right to peace; buries Polyneices. Consequently, Creon sentences her to death, but her willingness to accept the punishment of death, is the foundation to the effectiveness of her civil disobedience. Antigone…

embodies perfectly the proverbial “woman scorned” determined to ensure a bloodbath as she sinks into abysmal hopelessness and despair. In her quest to exact retribution on Jason, Medea’s criminal character becomes complete with her murder of Glauce and Creon and ultimately her own children. Granted, both the ancient and modern audiences can agree upon the fact the Jason deserved his fate, but Medea’s act of infanticide is where the line is drawn. However, Euripides in leaving Medea unharmed,…

Antigone Paper Antigone was justified in her acts because there are a lot of people in today's society that did nothing worse by just breaking a law that was thought to be unjust by that certain person anyway, and we call them heroes, so in that case Antigone was a Greek hero. Antigone Accepted her punishment because she knew it was a law. Antigone was justified in her criminal acts because she did something that she knew would end up getting her in a lot of trouble, but because in her eyes…

Despite the punishment of death, Antigone buries Polyneices as she believes that it is her duty to honor him. Before taking action, Antigone asks her sister, Ismene, if she would help, but she refuses since she believes that she should follow Creon’s laws. Determined that burying her brother was the honorable thing to do, Antigone proceeded without Ismene. However, when Antigone is caught, Ismene assumes responsibility for burying Polyneices. Antigone refused to compromise and allow Ismene to…

Antigone kills herself, and Medea leaves without being penalized for her actions. After Creon finds out it was Antigone who performed the burial ceremony, he instructs the guards to, “Wall her up in the tomb, you have your orders. Abandon her there, alone, and let her choose” (Sophocles 972-973). She then proceeds to hang herself. This results in Haemon and Creon’s wife also killing themselves out of despair, leaving Creon in pain and mourning. While Antigone unintentionally causes multiple…