Baffled by the reluctance of the people to heal, Oedipus, who became the king after he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, sends his brother-in-law, Creon, at first a good natured, and rational being, to find the cure for the city's current disaster. Creon informs Oedipus that in order to save Thebes, he must solve the murder of the previous king, Lauis, who was killed at crossroads years ago. ... This shows that Oedipus is growing impatient. Destined to find more information, he calls for the servant who escaped the attack on Lauis, so that hopefully he'll clarify the previous king&#x...

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Oedipus is seen as a tragic hero in the play, a principal character, in a position of social importance being the King of Thebes. ... If Oedipus had a serious harmatia, it was his hubris. The impetuous slaying of Laius could be attributed to Oedipus's pride and rash nature. ... Oedipus's nemesis results in a cathartic effect. ... This contrasts with Oedipus at the beginning of the play, but nevertheless foreshadows Oedipus's own future, with the anargnorsis causing him to blind himself. ...

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For example, in the production of Antigone, a male will play the characters of Antigone and Ismene, the two daughters of Oedipus and Iokaste. ... In context and in performance, the tragic heroine of Antigone is in fact Antigone, niece of King Kreon, sister of Ismene, and fiancé of Haimon. ... At the end of the play, Antigone hangs herself in her cell, Haimon stabs himself in his own misery, and King Kreon is left alone. ... Antigone fits this description of Aristotle's ideal tragic heroine because her insistence on her desire to bury Polynices to the point of her own death locat...

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