Oedipus Rex is a tragedy written by Sophocles. ... Oedipus's tragedy extends to his entire family. ... The major conflict occurred when Tiersias tells Oedipus that Oedipus is responsible for the plague and Oedipus refuses to believe it. When Creon returns from the oracle with the news that the plague in Thebes will end when the murder of Laius, the king before Oedipus, is discovered and driven out is the rising action. The climax occurs when Oedipus learns, quite contrary to his expectations, that he is the man who killed his father and slept with his mother which leads to Jocasta han...

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In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is the protagonist. ... He pleads with King Theseus to allow him to reside in the city. ... Oedipus" extended curse against his two sons embodies these two conflicting forces in the climax. ... The final denouement of Oedipus at Colonus is Oedipus" death in solitude. ... In the first of the trilogy, Oedipus the King commits a heinous crime and is banished from his own city-state. ...

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The Chorus then turns to the powerfully built Creon, king of Thebes. When he was younger, and Oedipus ruled, he was an art patron. The death of Oedipus and his sons bound him to the weary duties of rule. ... Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene's father, also had two sons, Eteocles and Polynices. ... The brothers killed each other in a duel, leaving Creon king. ...

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AP ONE SHEET- Antigone 1. The title of the play is Antigone. 2. The author is Sophocles. The book was written and performed in the late 440s BC 3. The country of the author is Colonus, which is a part of Athens. 4. Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king o...

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