., wrote Antigone and Oedipus the King. ... Although Antigone was written before Oedipus the King, the generations involved in Oedipus the King precede the ones in Antigone. In Oedipus the King, Creon is a lesser character who plays the brother of Jocosta and is the brother-in-law to Oedipus. ... Creon's character is essential to Oedipus the King in that it shows how the apparent loyalty of Creon to Apollo and to his sister and brother-in-law lead us to believe that Creon is one worthy of approval and admiration whereas nothing is as it seems. ... Creon is not able to recognize other f...

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• Grade Level: High School

The first major theme is fate, on how the play comes about and the turn of events that come about throughout it. ... This just shows how terrible fate has treated the family of Oedipus. ... Creon acknowledges his great mistake in being prideful and realizes how his pride caused suffering. ... This is one of the reasons why the play Antigone has referred to as one of the most influential Greek tragedies written. This is truly a tragedy, and this never would've have happened if only King Creon hadn't made up the law that nobody could bury Polyneices because he was a traitor. ...

• Word Count: 2111
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Hamlet Prince of Denmark, a Shakespearean tragedy, tells the story of a young man, by the name of Hamlet, who gained the knowledge of a terrible incident that his kingdom had suffered. ... In Oedipus of Colonus, Sophocles illustrates these qualities that Antigone possesses. ... Without a female role model to show her how a woman is supposed to act, there is no one to raise her as a woman. ... Therefore, most of the narrator's comments are related to how the characters move on stage, and how the stage itself looks like; "They start to walk about the stage. ... This quote, when read again a...

• Word Count: 2132
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king of Thebes. ... They tell him their opinions on how good he is handling the situation. ... This imagery helps the reader understand how long the body of Polynices has been left unburied. ... The birds foreshadow that tragedy is going to happen. ...

• Word Count: 1938
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School