Thebes

have intervened several times to keep Oedipus from his own fate. His own parents thought he was dead so no longer worried about being killed by their son. Oedipus knew about the prophecy and tried to avoid it by leaving his home and making a life in Thebes, unknowingly setting the prophecy in motion. Oedipus demonstrates his good-heartedness throughout the play by putting others before himself regardless of what has happened to him. Oedipus does not deserve his fate. His parents had originally…

He calls upon Creon, known as the finest ruler in Thebes. Oedipus thinks he knows everything and accuses Creon of trying to steal his throne, when that is not Creon’s intention at all, and instead he just wants to give Oedipus advice. Creon says, “To reject a good friend is the equivalent of throwing away…

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer begins with a noble knight sharing a story. The Knight's Tale starts off with an unfortunate war between Athens and Thebes. Theseus, the leader, and ruler of the Athenian people showed no mercy and demolished all of Thebes. Towards the end of the war, Theseus took Palamon and Arcite, two high ranking men in Thebes, as captives of war. He brought them back to Athens to imprison them for life. While in jail Palamon and Arcite noticed a beautiful lady in a…

Kings are often prideful, especially an extremely successful one whose people love him, but some kings are overly prideful and vain instead. Creon was new as king of Thebes and was already arrogant and thought too highly of himself. Creon refused to take any advice from people and believed he was always right. On the other hand, all Creon wanted was for his kingdom to be stable and safe for his subjects to live. Creon in the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles is the tragic hero of the play who…

play Antigone reveals several important conflicts exist in Ancient Greek society. Sophocles includes a major conflict that is between human law and divine law. In Antigone there are two characters that support each of the law. Creon, a the king in Thebes, believes in human law which certainly provides him the right to create law. Antigone’s guideline is opposite from Creon, she supports Divine law which is the law that were build by gods. Through Antigone and Creon Sophocles describes the…

potential low origin, and equates himself with the gods, claiming that he is “a child of Fortune”, that saving Thebes and ruling in peace has made him the “giver of good”, and that he “shall not be shamed” (55). Oedipus’s pride counteracts what he perceives to be Jocasta’s shame for him, and he considers himself to be equal with the gods. Oedipus believes that he is above all men in Thebes and that he is not susceptible to the hardships that come with being mortal, such as feeling shame. Oedipus…

to his or her downfall. By this standard of Greek philosopher Aristotle, Antigone is considered a tragic hero. Antigone’s father was Oedipus, King of Thebes. She was next in line for the throne; however, Creon, her uncle and great-uncle, took power after the death of Oedipus. This is her high standing, royally speaking. She is a princess of Thebes and would-be Queen. Despite the tragedy that befell her parents and their rule of the kingdom, she is admired and looked upon for her morality and…

“Oedipus the King”, he conveys a message to teach the audience about the consequences of arrogance. “Oedipus the King”, is a story about the noble king of Thebes. He was the “son” of Polybus and Merope, the rulers of Corinth. He found out that his prophecy was to kill his father and marry his mother. He tried to escape his fate by running off to Thebes. When he arrived, a Sphinx was sitting on the castle doors causing destruction…

Jennifer Liu Ms. Toerien IB English HL August 16, 2015 1) Write a summary of the main events of the play. Oepidus was aware that a curse was placed on Thebes. The city was blighted by disease and countless of citizens were dying. The curse would only be lifted when the murderer of the former king, Laius, was punished. Oepidus sent Creon, his brother-in-law, to ask for advice from the god Apollo through an oracle. Oepidus started to look for answers to Laius’ murder. Numerous ways were used,…

Pride, one of the most deeply engraved emotion in human society. In Oedipus the King by Sophocles we go on an adventure with Oedipus to find and solve the mysteries of Thebes and his past. Oedipus is the king of Thebes, he loves and cares for his city and his people, but unfortunately his pride, his darkness overpowers his mind and leads him to ruin. Oedipus runs away from his fate for the entirety of the story but as he thought he has escaped his fate his pride, his darkness’s control, guides…