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King Mufasa stated that death is the circle of life. Even Elton John wrote a song regarding the circle of life. The movie shows how King Mufasa is preparing his son for his death. He did that by stating that one day the sun will set on him, meaning one day he will die. Everyone agrees that death is part of life. Nevertheless…

This clear vision is given by Shakespeare in his characters throughout the artistic drama, parallel in behaviours both Iago in Othello and elders' daughters in king Lear' in crushing the true love by villains characters. Harrison has pointed out of view 'It was to him infinity pitiable that the ideal love of Desdemona and Othello should be fouled and destroyed by such a creature as Iago; that Lear, for all his…

whole new meaning to the word destiny in his Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex. King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes are told a horrific oracle in which their son kills his father, marries his mother, and has children with her as well. In order to prevent the oracle from coming true, they abandon their son, Oedipus, on top of a mountain. A man working for King Polybus, who is the king of Corinth, finds Oedipus and gives him to King Polybus and Queen Merope. Many years later, Oedipus hears the oracle…

aniel Meikhail Mrs. Wong ENGAaa Like the Chinese philosopher, Sun Tzu, once said, "All warfare is based on deception." Deception is the act of causing someone to believe something that is not true. There can be many reasons for deception but usually it is used for personal gain. In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, deception is one of the main reasons for all the deaths and tragedies. Lady Macbeth and the three witches use deception to manipulate and give Macbeth false hope and confidence,…

sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of Oedipus and Jocasta’s living two children, Antigone flaunts Creon’s laws and gives her brother a proper burial. Antigone expects…

circumstances of a person’s life: free will and fate. These two schools of thought have been prevalent for millennia, and have been debated by both philosophers and theologians seeking truth and knowledge. Fifth century B.C.E. Athenian playwright Sophocles, pondered these same questions, and this prompted him to write the ancient Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King. In the play, the protagonist Oedipus rules over the city-state of Thebes, which is decimated by plague. To find a remedy for this…

make right or wrong decisions. Though the gods sealed Oedipus’ fate, philosophers such as Aristotle would argue that Oedipus and Jokaska were still somewhat responsible for what happened to them because of free will. At one point in the play Jokaska recalls a prophesy her and King Laios received form an oracle before Oedipus was born, “It said that Laios was destined to die at the hands of a son born to him and me.” (Oedipus the King, 52). At this point they both had the choice to not have any…

Oedipus Rex the Great In the play, Oedipus the king, Oedipus is a king whose life goes from the best life to the worst life a man could ever live. According to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Oedipus is a tragic hero. Aristotle has many characteristics that describe a tragic hero. Five of the characteristics are; being a man of noble stature, having a downfall that is their own fault, being good but, not perfect, having a downfall that is not wholly deserved, and having a downfall that is not…

man were created in six days by God and the first woman was made from Adam’s rib, on the other hand science explains the creation of earth and mankind by the big bang, properties of atomic particles and evolution. Sophocles and Lucretius were two philosophers whose theories convey these contrasting ideologies. Studies of their works show a deep insight into their reasoning behind the working model…

would be in the drama by Sophocles, Antigone. Although it’s implied that Antigone would be the protagonist, it seems that most of the play surrounds her uncle instead. Creon, Antigone’s uncle, has now risen in power and taken over as king after the exile of the last king,Oedipus. Another tragedy that can also be applied to these…