For instance, the King of Oedipus from the famous tragedy plays "Oedipus Rex,"" retold by John Bennett and Moira Kerr, and the King of Creon from the plays "Antigone ", are examples of how heroes can suffer from different degrees of remorse due to the consequences they have received. ... In another story, the King of Creon finds himself in a similar situation where his wrong decision leads to the tragic catastrophe at the end. ... However, killing Antigone was done by Creon's own will. He was being arbitrary that "None of his subjects think as Antigone does" (Watling 13), which eventually...

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Aristotle's tragic hero must exhibit a compassionate side and Oedipus definitely does. ... The tragic flaw is another of Aristotle's criteria for being a Tragic Hero. Oedipus" tragic flaw was his stubbornness. ... This is where he meets his demise, he tells Creon to banish him, places Creon on the throne, and wishes his Daughters a better life than he had (249). The last of Aristotle's criteria for a tragic hero is putting pity in the audience. ...

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David Schnabel 9/5/01 AP English / 4th Oedipus Characterization Essay A tragic hero would not be as tragic were they not to realize the truth or become enlightened in the end. ... short temper, one of his tragic flaws, is stirring up trouble. He tries to have Creon killed and accuses him of trying to overthrow him. Creon tells him he is concocting fantasies and the chorus gently tells him the same. ... most tragic and dynamic heroes. ...

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According to Aristotle's criteria, "Oedipus the King," by Sophocles is a tragic fall. Aristotle gives us seven different criteria to prove Oedipus is a tragic hero. ... I will analyze "Oedipus the King" to show that it is a tragic fall. ... Oedipus blinded, his curse falls on himself and he pleads to be banished and exiled by Creon as stated on pg. 385. ...

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"Oedipus: A Tragic Hero" In Sophocles" "Oedipus Rex," a tragic play about a king who killed his father and married his mother, Oedipus plays a tragic hero who has a destiny determined by the Greek God's. There are three aspects that determine his tragic heroism. ... For example, he refused to listen to Creon and Tiresias when they tried to tell him the truth. ... In Conclusion, these are the three main characteristics of a tragic hero called "Oedipus". ...

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The play Antigone, written by Sophocles, is one play from a serious of tragic plays that all partake in the same consecutive events that are separated in three different parts. ... Creon has strongly emphasized that death will bestow anyone who dares not to abide to his ruling. ... To see a young girl that is so noble and strong was something completely opposite of the ancient Greek traditional representation of women such as, damsels-in-distress or just the wives of the heroes; I feel like majority of stories included women in such ways. ... Haemon her fiancé, who is also Creon's ...

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These type of stories also cause the audience to feel sadly about the events that have taken place and pity for the characters that were affected by the tragic actions. ... Jason, who is the main antagonist of the story, is a great hero from Greek mythology; he is the one who went on the quest for the Golden Fleece. ... On numerous occasions she is said to be a very clever woman; even her worst enemies, Jason and Creon, tell her this. Creon is, in fact, scared of Medea for this very reason, for he knows how clever and strong she is. ... In the case of Medea, the audience feels great ...

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Instead of waiting for the plague to end, out of compassion for his suffering people of Thebes, Oedipus orders Creon to seek the oracle at Delphi. ... In order for Sophocles" Greek audience to relate to the tragic hero, he has to have some type of tragic flaw, in this case many. ... Oedipus" unyielding desire to uncover the truth about King Laius" murder and the mystery surrounding his own birth led him to the tragic realization of his horrific deeds. ... Therefore the last act of destruction is caused by Oedipus" freewill, but his tragic fate came about because the nature of the gods, ever...

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All heroes reach their fate not through weakness, but through strength. ... Strangely, it cannot however be said that the course of this hero's demise can be blamed on his weakness. ... His unswerving confidence in his innocence even causes him to accuse his own brother in law, Creon, of conspiring against him to steal the throne. ... Despite Jocasta having already pieced together the tragic events which had occurred Oedipus sticks to his ideas to the very end, his pride guiding his path. ... The nature of our strong willed hero was ultimately, his terrible downfall. ...

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Oedipus' tragic character flaw causes him to be defeated in the end. ... He is the hero and king of Thebes, but due to his fate, he ends up being blind in exile. ... I sent Creon, my wife's own brother to Delphi " Apollo the Prophet's oracle " to learn what I might do or say to save our city- (1292). ...

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