He stated that he would avenge the King's death as if Laius were his own father. He cursed the murderer, announcing "May he drag out an evil death-in-life in misery." ... If Oedipus had not been so determined to escape and prevent the prophecy, he would not have fulfilled it. ... Not knowing the truth, he cursed himself to an "evil death-in-life of misery". ... Oedipus was proud and determined, but if he had not acted on these feelings, he would not have sealed his fate by fulfilling the prophecy. ...

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Not many of his plays can be accurately dated. ... She fears the death penalty, and she tries to persuade Antigone from burying it. ... He questions her, and she does not deny what she has done. ... Ismene tells Creon that she did it, but Antigone does not allow her to lie. ... The Chorus closes by saying that the gods punish the proud, but punishment brings wisdom. ...

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As the tragedy unfolded, Oedipus became frustrated his search for the truth of Laius" death. Oedipus did not want to believe that he was the killer. ... After he became the ruler of Thebes, Creon became proud and arrogant. An example of his pride and arrogance was shown when Creon refused his son's request to spare his bride from the death sentence. ... I"m not about to prove myself a liar, not to my people, no, I"m going to kill her! ...

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When the first death happens they change their minds. ... She is heartbroken over the death of Haemon. ... He is proud of the way Creon is handling business. ... Falling Action "When Eurydice found out about her son's death she ran off. ... Pride is good when it does not bring suffering to the proud. ...

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Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. ... It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. ... Oedipus was in shock and could not accept this. ... The falling action begins with Iocaste's death because she could not handle the truth that she married her own son. ... On the other hand, Iocaste chooses death to end her problem. ...

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Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. ... It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. ... Oedipus was in shock and could not accept this. ... The falling action begins with Iocaste's death because she could not handle the truth that she married her own son. ... On the other hand, Iocaste chooses death to end her problem. ...

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Since both men were proud, they refused to step aside so the other could pass. ... It started with Oedipus promising that the person responsible for Laios death will be driven out of Thebes. ... Oedipus was in shock and could not accept this. ... The falling action begins with Iocaste's death because she could not handle the truth that she married her own son. ... On the other hand, Iocaste chooses death to end her problem. ...

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Fate is the will of the gods, and as is apparent in Antigone, the gods' will is not to be questioned. ... The King also threatens death to any persons attempting to bury Polynices properly. ... Though Creon ultimately decided to obey the law of the gods - to obey fate - it is the fact that he questioned fate's omnipotence in the first place that resulted in the play ending with the spectacle of an overconfident, proud, and opinionated king brought low by fate. ...

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They were the first democratic society in a tumultuous world of kings and emperors, and they were proud of their ideology. ... Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. ... The chorus predict his downfall: "The gods fail not to mark those who have killed many. ... It is not that he is a bad man; his motive is both self-less and selfish. ... Her reactions illustrate how easy it is to upset a nation's stability when its entire system of rule can be overthrown by the deaths of a king and his children. ...

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He threatens his own son and wants Antigone put to death because she buried Polynice. ... Antigone does not take pity to Creon's man-made laws. ... Creon is so disgusted that he also sentences Ismene to death, although she did not have anything to do with Antigone's decision. ... Creon did not learn anything from Oedipus the King. ... He felt proud of himself and felt like he was leading the people of Thebes in the right direction. ...

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He proclaimed his name proudly as if he was a god, "I would not have you speak through messengers, and therefore I have come hear you-I, Oedipus who bear the famous name" (7-9) When Creon first appears in Oedipus the King, Creon is shown to be separate from the citizens of Thebes and not wanting any type of power but, when Oedipus life disintegrates, Creon takes to the throne immediately. ... Oedipus did not understand. ... Was he not able to solve Tiresias's riddles because his arrogance wouldn't allow him to, or did he recognize the answers immediately, his vanity not allowing him...

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Thomas Gould states, "We are not "free," and we cannot blame anyone for anything: a man's character is made for him, not by him, and his every act is already determined before he is born" (52). ... (OR 1182-1186) The power of fate is further emphasized as Oedipus is able to escape his ordered death, and he begins his controlled life in a world where he can still kill his father and marry his mother. ... At a feast, a drunken man tells Oedipus that Polybus is not his real father. ... There are times when a feeling comes to the surface that even the gods cannot - or must not - influenc...

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