Although the characters may seem to have no similarities, the two stories do. ... Both of these stories have involved figures of psychic abilities that approach the protagonists in each story. ... Carter 3 At the end of the story, this prophecy coming true proves that Tiresias has psychic abilities. ... To his beloved children he'll be shown a father who is also a brother; to the one who bore him, son and husband; to his father, his seed-fellow and killer- (1266). ... Jocosta and Oedipus' father, Laius were both told of a prophecy that specified if they did not kill their son o...

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1.1 Summary The cast sits about palace. The Chorus descends from the top of the staircase and introduces the players to the audience. It begins with Antigone, explaining that she is about to "burst forth as the tense, sallow, willful girl" who will rise up alone against the king and die young. Wit...

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