Thebes

She is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who were the former king and queen of Thebes and the niece of Creon who is now the king. Creon calls Antigone as a princess even though she is no longer a princess. She has earned a lot of reputation and respect to lose, only because of her high status. People who consider Creon as a tragic hero state that Antigone no longer has a high status in Thebes after her father’s death, so she is not eligible to have a high social position. Although she does not…

killed when he was an infant, only because King Laius didn't want Oedipus to kill him and marry Queen Jocasta, his mother. Oedipus Rex is now the king of Thebes and the citizens of Thebes love Oedipus. Three major characters in this play would have to be Oedipus, Tiresias, and lastly Creon. Oedipus is Jocasta’s husband and is the king of Thebes, Tiresias is the blind prophet and Creon is Jocasta’s brother. Oedipus has a relationship with the gods by the prophecy the gods had made. King Laius…

prophecy. In order to maintain his power in Thebes, Oedipus is determined to save his people from the plague as well as himself by finding the murderer of King Laius. Oedipus had become a hero worthy of being viewed as a God by the people of Thebes however, his own pride had destroyed his legacy leading to an everlasting punishment provided by the Gods for his disobedience. Throughout various…

was well known for his work. Major Characters: Oedipus - lead character Jokasta - Oedipus's wife Kreon - Jokasta's brother and Oedipus's brother-in-law Tiresias - A trusted prophet Synopsis: The play opens with a terrible plague striking Thebes. Oedipus…

Citizens of Thebes beg King Oedipus to help get rid of the plague, that is killing the village. The citizens believe that since Oedipus has previously dealt with a monster (the Sphinx), that he can deal with their problems as well. Since Oedipus wants to help the people of Thebes, he sends his brother in law Creon, to the oracle in Delphi to ask the gods for help. Once Creon returns, he tells everyone that they must find the person who killed the previous king of Thebes, whose name was Lauis…

It was law of Thebes that traitors are to never be buried and as Kind of Thebes, Creon could not exempt Polynices burial just for Antigone since she was his son Haemon, future wife. So this quote which Creon is saying means that yet Antigone, you knew that burring traitors is against the law of the land, you still choose to do it . And Antigone replies that this human-made law by the people of Thebes could not stop her from burring her brother because it was…

despite this external facade of glory, Alexander the Great’s legacy was imbued with acts of terror and pointless bloodshed, all of which can be found within the perspectives of his victims. Through his actions in his personal life and his invasions of Thebes, Persia, Egypt, and India, Alexander the Great was undeniably a villain. Alexander the Great’s villainous behavior can easily be attributed to his upbringing. Born in the capital city of Pella in 356 B.C. to King Philip II of Macedon and…

and a crime he also unknowingly committed. This tragedy begins with Oedipus in dire search of the man who cursed the city of Thebes with a plague and sets off to be the hero and save his city, the zenith of the tragedy is a tragedy of discovering that he was the one who unintentionally caused Thebes and it all ends with the gouging out of his eyes and his exile from Thebes. In this tragedy Oedipus is constantly blinded by excessive nature of being proud, this affects his judgement and in turn it…

Sophocles, and in Poetics, by Aristotle, Oedipus was described as a good moral character. He showed major determination to save the city of Thebes. He did all he can in his power to overcome the obstacles and was ready to do anything asked from the oracle of Delphi. Even hurting himself was not a problem because all he cared was to protect the city of Thebes. Therefore, Oedipus’ decisions of making the city his priority reveal him to be a good moral character. This can be seen through his…

At the end of Antigone, Creon discovers that he led himself to his own doom by his pride and power that manipulated his better judgment. Creon 's self-confidence helped promote his loyalty to Thebes. However, in the process of promoting his devotion to his land, he became overwhelmed with the power he possessed. "The furies sent by the gods and the God of death to strike you down with the pains that you perfected"(1196-1197). Creon angered the…