Sophocles

is Creon himself, he as the leader of Thebes should be leading by example, but he chose to forge his own path and create his own law. Though he did truly have the best interest in mind, he made the wrong choices and was “at odds with justice.” (Sophocles Ln.755) He swayed from the rule of the gods and it is something that can happen very easily if the presence of law is not directly in front of…

way Oedipus viewed himself and interacted with others. Expressing attributes like excessive pride, overconfidence, and lack of judgement, Oedipus paves the way for his own destruction that affects not only him but those around him. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles shows the character Oedipus’ tragic downfall of self identity through the viewpoints of not only himself, but others. Oedipus' character lies in his will to know and need to control reality. His brilliance…

The Kite Runner and Oedipus Rex are two completely different pieces of work written in two completely different time periods. Both pieces of work reveal ironic plots that shape the stories. The interesting part of both Kite Runner and Oedipus Rex is that the ironic situations turn to be the moments of anagnorisis. The moments of anagnorisis are mainly the internal conflicts in the stories and reveal the themes. The themes of both pieces of work are completely different and change the way you…

Tabassom Abrari Professor Rima Gulshan English 112 12/14/2016 Antigone The tragic play “Antigone” was written by Sophocles, one of the three great writers of tragedies in ancient Greece. Antigone is one of Sophocles’ Theban plays. Theban Plays consist of three plays which are Oedipus the king, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone (Russello). These three plays represent the history and faith of Thebes during king Oedipus’ and king Creon’s Kingdom. The play starts with Antigone talking to her sister,…

over their actions; rather, the gods controlled everything. In contrast, in Oedipus Rex, which Sophocles wrote in 429 B.C. ("Background for Antigone." Background for Antigone. Web.), many characters make choices of their own free will, despite knowing what their fate is. The shift in beliefs happened concurrently between the time during which Homer wrote The Iliad and the time during which Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex. In Homer’s The…

“appropriate diction and song” (1031), and “situation or cosmic irony”(1032). However, I will be comparing certain characteristics of tragedy such as a scene of suffering, tragic flaw, and tragic dilemma for two distinct plays; Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and A Dollhouse by Henrik…

disobedience is portrayed in various ways through the play Antigone as told by Sophocles,…

The Power of Loyalty In “Antigone” The tragic play Antigone was written by Sophocles that centers on a young brave woman named Antigone. The opening scene of the play begins with two sisters, Antigone, and Ismene, arguing over their brothers Polynices and Eteocles. The brothers both killed each other in battle, and only one of them is getting the proper burial that they both deserve. The brothers had been fighting over their shared profession of being King of Thebes. Their Uncle Creon obtained…

Thomas Hardy’s “The Convergence of the Twain” is a cautionary tale against Man’s attempt to transgress his myopia. Mirroring the Greek traditions of architecture and tragedy, Hardy impassively elevates the catastrophic accident to an cosmic ‘intelligent design’ - an orchestrated ‘convergence of the twain.’ Hardy presents this tragedy of human “vanity” through a detached, almost reportorial tone, developed from an omniscient point of view. Particularly, he uses sophisticated diction and wordplay…

According to Aristotle, tragic heroes must acquire some qualities, including a superior stature, tragic flaws, and the ability to evoke in the audience a sense of sympathy. Oedipus in the Greek play Oedipus the King by Sophocles is described as eminent, confident, and caring. Romeo in the play The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is presented as handsome, sensitive and passionate. The two characters, although created in two ages that have a gap of two thousand years, satisfy…