Laius

Values defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable and serve as guidelines on how to live life. Two of the many values that are praised in society include family and authority. Family is considered to be a group of people that share a common ancestor, bonding and uniting together. Authority is the power bestowed on a person or group of people who have the right to enforce rules, obedience, and make rules on behalf of society. In an ideal world, both of these values could thrive…

are upset and so he has to deal with all the problems in Thebes, where he rules. The crops are not growing, there is a serve drought, children are dying, and the plague is killing entire population. All the troubles start after the reported death of Laius the city's former leader. The troubles are result of the city not finding Laius's murderer. This shows the direct non-human intervention of the Gods on Oedipus and his city. Oedipus at first shows respect to the Gods and sent Creon to an oracle…

why pride lead to the demise of a tragic figure like King Oedipus was when he went against Creon. He accused Creon of being a traitor since he believed that the prophet Tiresias and he had plotted against him to find Oedipus guilty of murdering King Laius. Thus, so that Creon could become king. According to E.R. Dodds, “Oedipus, they point out, is proud and over-confident; he harbors unjustified suspicions against Teiresias and Creon; in one place, he goes so far as to express some uncertainty…

The drama of Oedipus the King can be considered a tragedy due to the fact that it fulfills Aristotle’s three elements of tragedy. Aristotle defines a tragedy by having, “the different kinds [of enhancement] occurring in separate sections, in dramatic, not narrative form, effecting through pity and fear the catharsis of such emotions”(Russell). The first of Aristotle’s three elements of tragedy is peripeteia, which is “when the course of events takes a turn to the opposite”(Russell). Peripeteia…

champion too” (Sophocles 268). This quote shows how he thinks he is so smart and only he can save the people of Thebes. We placed this quote close to Oedipus’s pedestal to represent his pride when he said this. Once Oedipus is found out to have murdered Laius, he is miserable, and remains loyal. This can be seen in the quote “I am the man no alien, no citizen, welcomes to is house, law forbids it- not a word to me in public” (Sophocles 297). He is fulfilling his promise to exile the murderer,…

gathered outside of his palace asking him to take action. Oedipus’s brother-in-law Creon had already been sent to the oracle at Delphi to learn how to help the city. Cereon returns with the news that when the murderer of the former king of Thebes Laius was caught and exiled, the plague would end. Tiresias, a blind prophet, knew information as to the whereabouts and history of the murder. Tiresias would not respond because the truth would bring nothing but pain. Oedipus curses and insults…

Some would have chosen Oedipus, Laius, or even Teiresias, but it was in fact Jocasta’s fault that this happened. All of her choices, from giving Oedipus away, to trying to make Oedipus avoid the truth, were choices that she could have changed to alter the outcome of the situation. Jocasta…

protect me from monsters.” Now Haemon sees a man who is frightened, arrogant, and foolish. Much of Creon's actions reflects on how other people see him. Creon was never the intended ruler of Thebes. His sister Jocasta had been married to a man named Laius, when they had their firstborn child, Oedipus.…

Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex”, written around 429 B.C.E., was a Greek tragedy focused on the fall of the Theban King Oedipus. He was considered a strong, brave, and seemingly intelligent king by the ancient people of Thebes. Although this tragic hero had a multitude of good qualities, Oedipus had quite a few negative traits that led to his tragic end. His imperfections were such that they caused his inner blindness. They ultimately led to the demise of his family and of himself. The two flaws that…

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is undoubtedly a tragedy. Many things can be described as a disaster. However, according to the definition of a tragedy by Aristotle, there are five main criteria for this. First, the play has to include a tragic hero, preferably of noble stature. Second, the tragic hero must have a tragic flaw. Due to that flaw, the hero falls from grace, power, or death. Due to the fall, the tragic hero will discover something and have a moment of remorse. Finally, there must be…