Sophocles

If prophecies were to be real, a person would expect what will happen in the future. This is a world true idea; at least in “Oedipus the King,” a story by Sophocles about the tragic fate of Oedipus the protagonist, that reaches his own doom unwillingly. His destiny stabs him in the back at the end of the story, resulting in him suffering in the dark leaving him with his problems. Destiny is defined as an event that will eventually happen to a specific person in the future. Oedipus’s destiny…

who employ it as a mean to create a dilemma in their plays, add a layer of meaningful depth to the human death, and/or to stage a tragedy that invokes pity and provokes conclusions. As Wilkins noted, human sacrifice, in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, is, more often than not, related to the gods within Greek mythology—it is a call that comes…

Allegiance can lie with one’s children or with the person they married. The only way to place their allegiance is to evaluate all of the aspects involved and make a decision on their own. In Sophocles’ play, Antigone¸ there is a representation of changing and conflicting loyalty when death occurs. Sophocles’ characters have different allegiances in their heart as represented by their actions and words throughout the conflict of the…

the truth. The image of clear vision is used as a metaphor for knowledge and insight. In Sophocles’ tragic play which takes place in Ancient Greece, Oedipus The King, Tiresias, the blind prophet, although blind, he can see farther than others. Oedipus have been blinded to the truth his whole life and when he does find out the truth, he loses his physical vision. It is quite ironic actually. In addition, Sophocles also conveys the theme of fate vs. free will. The ancient Greeks believed that…

because the different contexts this often leads to differing tragedies. The two plays that follow this concept is “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. When comparing these two plays, it easy to see that the circumstances that form an idea or setting within a play differ vastly. In the play “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles, it was set during the Ancient Greek times, in Thebes, Greece. This was a time where Gods and prophecies had shaped the lives for many…

In Sophocles’ Antigone, the title character sides with the laws of heaven despite the consequences. She believes that her brother has the right to a burial and goes against state laws to make sure he receives one. As a result, she is to be executed by Creon, the king of Thebes who is fixed on obedience. Consequently, the book hints that she will be remembered, maybe even honoured for her sacrifice. For these reasons, Antigone is a martyr. A martyr is someone who deeply believes in a…

great catharsis of pity and fear when Oedipus’s tragic fate is discovered, ‘ O,O,O, they will come out clearly! Light of sun, let me look upon you no more after today!’ (Sophocles 1296). According to Aristotle, this means the play is a “good” tragedy, and Freud’s Oedipus complex adds to this. In the play, Oidipos Tyrannos, Sophocles demonstrates a tragedy that causes catharsis of pity and fear to affect both modern and ancient Greek people. In order to understand how the Oedipus play…

Oedipus Rex, Antigone (both by Sophocles), and Medea (by Euripides) are Greek dramas; each of these dramas takes place in Ancient Greece, during 5th century B.C., and include these three significant points: a king’s fíat, revenge, and suicide, all of which influence the entirety of each play’s plot. Oedipus, the king of Thebes, proclaims he will locate and penalize Laius’s (previous king of Thebes) murderer; anyone who withholds information will be subjected to punishment. Creon, successor to…

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law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.”-Kate Atkinson. In the classic Greek play Antigone written by Sophocles, one woman goes up against the law, to pay respects to her family, fights for the rules of God and to follow her own moral path. The theme of this play is ‘Do what is right regardless of the consequences.’ Sophocles uses literary devices such as foreshadowing, symbolism and irony to help further develop and express this theme throughout the play.…