Tiresias

to find Laius’ killer long ago. What signs of carelessness do we see in Oedipus? When making certain decisions concerning the killer. He curses on Laius’ murderer which is also against himself or anyone who is hiding the criminal. When talking to Tiresias, Oedipus slams the blind prophet when he tells him information that he doesn’t want to believe: Oedipus is the killer of the king. He…

obeyed, large and small, right and wrong” (Sophocles 750-751). However, it is apparent that Creon original morals of sound policies and logic have no bearing upon his now irrational actions. Even Tiresias the prophet remarks that Creon is sick and completely incapable of seeing reason beyond his own. Tiresias also foreshadows that Creon’s stubborn will and austere methods will lead to his death and the death of others. However, Creon obsession with making a statement of Antigone’s…

Moral low and State Low Thesis statement- For society to thrive peacefully, there are two things that must be recognized. The first is that social and religious law is just as important as government law and secondly, men are not the ultimate bearers of power, respect, and correctness. In light of this, must women be pushed to the point of death, for rulers to recognize this? This essay answers this question in the following outline. Antigone in the play ‘Antigone’ by Sophocles is the…

attack and the urgings of the city of Thebes to marry Jocasta. Other times in the play, he lashes out and jumps to conclusions when he feels threatened or accused, as seen with Tiresias the prophet, his brother-in-law Creon, and the farmer. The prime example of his arrogance getting the better of him occurs with Tiresias, after the latter accuses him of being the source of the plague. Oedipus responds with: “You, you scum of the earth, you’d enrage a heart of stone!... who could restrain his…

Values defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable and serve as guidelines on how to live life. Two of the many values that are praised in society include family and authority. Family is considered to be a group of people that share a common ancestor, bonding and uniting together. Authority is the power bestowed on a person or group of people who have the right to enforce rules, obedience, and make rules on behalf of society. In an ideal world, both of these values could thrive…

In Oedipus the King, the eponymous character and Creon refer to a creature they encounter prior to the events of the play—the sphinx. The creature hails from Egyptian mythology, yet appears in a Greek tragedy. Unlike her place in Egyptian mythology, she is a conniving, female monster who terrorizes the people of Thebes. Before the play begins, Oedipus became the king of Thebes and married Jocasta because he defeated her by solving her riddle. In addition, she prevented Creon from discovering…

For example the character Tiresias is introduced as a prophet whose sole purpose is to determine fate from the god or gods he spreads messages for. During his first interaction with a heated Oedipus he implies his reliance in his ability as a prophet to interpret fate even after being verbally berated by Oedipus. Tiresias states, “You criticize my temper… unaware of the one you live with, you revile me.” (384-385) Oedipus…

The concept of fate implies that one’s life has a pre-determined outcome in which cannot be changed. Although individuals have the ability to act freely, their actions create an inevitable destiny. In the play, Oedipus the King by Sophocles, the main character Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is extremely concerned about fulfilling his dreadful prophecy. Oedipus attempts to stop his prophecy from occurring, however, his actions bring his fate upon himself. His persistence to know the truth,…

In the Epic poem, The Odyssey, written by Homer, Odysseus displays traits proving he is a strong leader of men on his long journey home. One trait Odysseus exhibits is intelligence. For example, on Jerba Island, Odysseus and his men encounter the “Lotus-Eaters”, a group of people who inhabit the island and indulge on the native mind altering plant, the Lotus. Learning from his previous mistakes at Ismarus and trying to grasp more knowledge about their race, Odysseus uses the tactic of dispersing…

Oedipus Rex is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, one of three classical Athens’ great tragic playwrights. Oedipus the King features a boy who was born into nobility and cursed to kill his biological father and marry his mother. The curse was placed on King Laius who had done an unforgivable sin to the son of King Pelops who reigned over Pisa. An oracle warns King Laius of Thebes that his wife, Jocasta, will bear a son who will one day kill him and bear children with his own biological mother…