In the speech, he speaks a metaphor about how in flood time, the trees that bend are safe and how the inflexible trees get uprooted. ... Strong-willed people who are not willing to go with the flow get torn down first and people that submit to his laws are safe. ... But her death will cause another"" (Sophocles 222). ... When he talks about how the trees get uprooted during flood time, the reader can picture heavy rain and wind tearing through the earth, and trees getting deracinated. ... Even though Haimon cautioned Creon about his errors in ruling, Creon remained stubborn and true to his wil...

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Since ancient times, philosophers and writers have sought to understand how people use power and how, in turn, a that use of power affects themselves and their actions. ... The play reveals how power, whether real or not, causes one to become arrogant and oblivious and inevitably leads to tragedy. Creon's wielding of power as the ruler of Thebes leads to hubris which in turn causes him to lose touch with the world around him, including the people he represents and leads. ... For example, when trying to persuade Creon to change his mind Haimon uses the metaphor, "In the winter floods you c...

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Creon's anguish can be felt when he says "Lead me away. ... To refute, Creon first starts the story off as a noble ruler who makes law that are for the good of the people, making the people loyal to him. ... The choragus is telling the audience that the people obey Creon for he has taken the position as ruler, although he does not want it in the first place, causing the excessive wanting for glory and pride that causes his demise. ... Though the audience notices how villainous Creon is to his Antigone his only villainous aspect is making rash decisions and not listening to others because ...

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In the beginning of "Oedipus the King," Sophocles exposes how power can metaphorically blind a person. ... Tiresias notifies Oedipus of his symptoms and even reveal to him his diagnosis and the damage it can cause if does not take precautions: "Listen to me closely. ... Even when the loyal people of Thebes (the people he saved, the people he was once was superior over) try to have pity and emphasize with him he tells them, "Dear friends, still here? ... Oedipus is truly a sad case of how bad one can turn out to be even at the peak of success when he or she is in emotional blindness. ... I beli...

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(Act 5, Sc. 2), his shields fall when he tells to Horatio that how his life is going along: How all occasions do inform against me And spur my dull revenge Now whether it be Bestial oblivion or some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on th" event How stand I then, That have a father killed, a mother stained Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep, while to my shame I see The imminent death of twenty thousand men That for a fantasy and trick of fame Go to their graves like beds, fight for plot Whereon the numbers cannot try the cause, Which is no tomb enough and continen...

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