The King and his wife, Jocasta, received punishments that I believe did not fit their "crimes " that they committed. ... So overwhelmed with the truth and the lies and the crimes, Jocasta reaches her breaking point. ... Jocasta ends up taking her own life as a form of punishment upon herself. ... If that was Oedipus' only punishment, the play may have been less complex. ... Looking back, Jocasta had one terminal punishment that could have been prevented. ...

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Her punishment is exceeding in which she is sealed to die for the pride she shows. ... Although she knows that she will die from this crime she confesses to it, even when she had the chance to deny her crime and walk. ... She had to pay the price for the crime she committed. ... This punishment still exceeds her crime but makes her a tragic hero. ... Her punishment went way over its limit for the crime she committed. ...

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Likewise, Haimon expresses to Creon his belief that what Antigone did is no crime and informs him that the public shares his belief. ... If Ismene shared the punishment for the crime, it would diminish the Antigone's bravery and wound her pride. ... In Creon's case, diplomacy is never considered and punishment by death is the only option that runs through his mind. ...

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Once she accomplished this King Creon wants to kill her because she went against his word which is a mighty crime. ... This means that death is a punishment only given upon by God, and that any person is fortunate for not receiving this harsh punishment. The chorus describes this punishment as: " Where once the anger of heaven has struck, that house is shaken/ For ever: damnation rises behind each child/ like a wave cresting out of the black northeast,/ when the long darkness under sea roars up/ and bursts drumming death upon the windwhipped sand"(II.2-6). ... In scene two when the sentry ...

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According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is someone who creates his or her own downfall, whose fate is not deserved, and whose punishment exceeds the crime. ... Oedipus is a tragic hero, according to Aristotle's definition: he creates his own downfall when he tries to rise above the gods and run from his fate; his fate of killing his father and marrying his mother is not deserved; and the punishment of blindness exceeds his "crime" because no mater what Oedipus did, he was destined to commit the crimes. ...

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He knows that his bad punishment caused him to think about what he has done to his family. ... Now they tell him that he is being to hard on his punishment. ... Rising Action "Creon's punishment for burying Polynices was to be put to death. Instead Antigone is put in a cave as her punishment. ... Falling Action "Haemon does not agree with the punishment that Creon has given to Antigone. ...

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By burying Polynices, Antigone practically hands her life over to Creon, to use as he wishes, because the punishment for defying his orders is death. ... Antigone attempts to challenge Creon's love for power and accepts the punishment given to her. ... This open threat still has no effect on Creon's decision towards Antigone's punishment. ... They believe that although respect is very important, following human law is more important because you must immediately face the consequences of your wrong doing after the crime has been committed. ... Yet, Creon wants to prove what a mi...

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Antigone committed the crime of burying her brother Polynecies. As her punishment Creon has sentenced her to be sent to a cave with little food. ... It would be a greater punishment by the gods to let Creon stay on earth with the guilt weighing on his shoulders. ...

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Speaking about Antigone, Creon exclaims, "Who is the man here,/ She or I if this crime goes unpunished?"... Before she is taken away to be killed, Antigone speaks to the chorus and says, "But if the guilt/ lies upon Creon May his punishment equal my own." Part speech, part prayer to the gods, Antigone wants Creon to receive the same punishment as herself because she believes her family is being treated unfairly. ...

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Earlier in the play during his explanation of the punishment that awaits whoever is guilty of killing Laius" he declares, "And as for me, this curse applies no less if it should turn out that the culprit is my guest here, sharing my hearth. ... Oedipus is clearly willing to accept the punishment that he has set if somehow he is found to have to any involvement in the crime. ...

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For his crimes, Creon refuses to give Polynices the proper burial rites that would put his soul to rest. ... The chorus chants a cold pronouncement that implies that Creon deserved his punishment - divine retribution for his challenging fate. ... Creon, after leaving to consult the oracle, announces that the murderer of Laius, King of Thebes prior to Oedipus, must be found, and the discovery and punishment of this person will cure the city. ...

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"He tore the brooches-the gold chased brooches fastening her robe-away from her and lifting them up high dashed them on his own eyeballs, shrieking out such things as: they will never see the crime I have committed or had done upon me!" ... Oedipus sealed his fate by blinding himself, wishing to remain that way as a punishment for the crime he committed. ...

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Whoever he is, a lone man unknown in his crime or one among many, let that man drag out his life in agony, step by painful step- I curse myself as well " (Line 280-284). ... Upon hearing this from Tiresias, Oedipus inadvertently lets his emotions control him by suddenly accusing Tiresias of the crime. ... His extreme self punishment is a reflection of potentially understanding his ultimate flaw of placing himself above the Gods in an attempt to reconstruct his fate. ...

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Antigone's punishment is to be locked in a blocked cave forever until she ages and die; she is buried alive in the cave in a sense. The people of Thebes are astounded at the fact that Creon would even conceive of such horrible punishment to family. ... Creon's harsh punishment on those who disobey the law makes many fear him and dare not to go against him. ... She knows that she committed a "crime" under the laws of Creon, so she therefore will pay the consequences for it. ...

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He treats it as a crime against the state, which is just. ... Antigone believed, with good reason, that she did not commit any crime. ... Yet to the wise it was no crime, that I did honour thee." ... The deaths of righteous people symbolize the wrongness and injustice in punishing Antigone for an action that should not have been called a crime. ... He felt that he did no wrong, and so did not deserve punishment. ...

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" After accusing Kreon of this crime, Oedipus has realized that he has placed his "curse" ironically upon himself than on Teirasias or Kreon. ... The evil he had committed were with full eyesight so he wanted to make himself blind instead of dead for a worse punishment. ...

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But if the guilt lies upon Creon who judged me, then, I pray, may his punishment equal my own." ... This is your crime: / And the furies and the dark gods of hell/ Are swift with terrible punishment for you." ...

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Later on after Antigone buried her brother and was under arrest Ismene arrived and asked to share in the punishment to which Antigone said, "No, you have no right. ... As he carries Haimon's body Creon says, "Mindless, hard, deadly crime!... She is bemoaning the absence of loved ones around her but she had scorned Ismene when Ismene begged to share in Antigone's punishment and be by her side at the end. ...

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Stubbornness brands you for stupidity "pride is a crime- (Sophocles, 1071). ... Creon will lose his family if he demands the punishment he has ordered for Antigone. ... When his son came to him asking him to rethink Antigone's punishment, Creon never thought about his son's suffering. ...

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Irony and Paradox in Oedipus Rex The play Oedipus Rex is full of both irony and paradox. Contradictory statements, actions, and incongrewincy between what the king wants and gets all add up to make this play a classical masterpiece. Not only is the plot itself ironic but so also are some thing...

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The perception of what is right and what is lawful is portrayed differently through each individual. The reason that laws work so well in our society is because the majority makes the laws based on their morals and values. This was not the case in "Antigone", by Sophocles, due to the fact that it...

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In the play Oedipus written by Sophocles, fate and the Gods are often to blame for Oedipus" terrible tragedy. If examined closer, however, it seems that with careful, logical thinking Oedipus could have saved himself a significant amount of trouble. Throughout the play there are choice...

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For example, a tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. ... In the beginning, Teiresias is simply trying to ease him slowly into the truth; but Oedipus is too proud to see any truths, and he refuses to believe that he could have been responsible for such a horrible crime. ...

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For example, a tragic hero must cause his own downfall; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment exceeds the crime; he also must be of noble stature and have greatness. ... In the beginning, Teiresias is simply trying to ease him slowly into the truth; but Oedipus is too proud to see any truths, and he refuses to believe that he could have been responsible for such a horrible crime. ...

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He tore the brooches - the gold chased brooches fastening her robe- away from her and listening them up high dashed them at his own eyeballs, shrieking out such things as: they will never see the crime I have committed or had done upon me! ... His punishments, the guilt of the murder of his father, the shame of marrying his mother and being the cause of her suicide, and being unable to see, exceeds the crime. ...

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