They wouldn't have been punished because of what they were born into, very similar to the tragic story of Oedipus the King. ... Jocasta played the role of both the mother and wife of Oedipus. ... At the end of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, who is the King of Thebes, is forever banished from his kingdom. ... Oedipus' life was based on pride. ... If this story was to have taken place in modern times, then yes Oedipus should have been punished accordingly, but I truly believe that The King was a victim of fate, incapable of free will and that he should not have been punished....

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• Grade Level: High School

The real power of Oedipus Rex lies not in the fact that it illustrates the Oedipus complex-that Oedipus was oedipal-but that it depicts a troubling and seemingly universal dimension of human behavior; the way we unwittingly create the fate we fear and dislike. ... This complex is roundly exhibited in the play 'Oedipus Rex', where Oedipus does end up murdering his birth father and marrying his birth mother, Jocasta. ... She, as widowed wife to King Laius, recalls the story of the visit from an oracle to Laius that told him how his own son would be the one to cause his death, and how ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As in Oedipus the King, a major theme in Othello is man's inability to reliably distinguish between what seems to be and what; however, this shared theme of "uncertain vision" is treated somewhat differently in Othello than it is in Oedipus the King. ... If ever a tragedy was described that had no other culprit but the destiny or the will of gods, than that is the story of Oedipus. ... The only negative character in this story is Oedipus´ actual father who ordered to have the boy killed and then in a karmic twist got killed by his son as foretold, the rest of the characters have no pers...

• Word Count: 1353
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Oedipus is one of these people. ... Both Medea and Oedipus are faced with life changing events. ... Oedipus's life was truly great. ... As he relays the events to her, she begins to tell a story. ... She wants Oedipus to stop the inquiry." ...

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Any good Greek should know the dangers of hubris, but Oedipus is a bit of a braggart: "And justly you will see in me an ally, a champion of my country and the God" (Oedipus Rex, 135-136). ... Oedipus's fall is terrible. ... Sophocles felt that no one man should or could aspire to be so powerful, and he presented the story of Oedipus in a way that makes the idea of a king seem very foolish. ... At the end of the book, Creon takes over, but the Greek audience, who is familiar with the story in Sophocles's trilogy, knows that he too will become arrogant and corrupt. ... She is foreshado...

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The play Antigone, by Sophocles, is based after the story of Oedipus. ... The shepherd feels sorry for Oedipus and raises him as their own. Without knowing it, Oedipus grows up fulfills the prophecy. When Jocasta and Oedipus find out the truth, she kills herself and he gouges out his eyes. Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus's sons, fight over the kingdom. ...

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Ironically enough, in Sophocle's play "Oedipus Rex" Creon is accused by Oedipus of succumbing to bribery with Teiresias, showing that Creon's hubris is blinding him from the advice of others. ... To refute, Creon first starts the story off as a noble ruler who makes law that are for the good of the people, making the people loyal to him. ...

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The first words spoken by Antigone and the first words in the play demonstrate the vivid danger that Antigone is capable of imposing on other characters in the play, especially Creon: My own flesh and blood-dear sister, dear Ismene, how many griefs our father Oedipus handed down! ... There's nothing, no pain-our lives are pain-no private shame, no public disgrace, nothing I haven't seen in your grief and mine. (1–8) Antigone is referring to the familial grief that seems to be "handed down" from her father (Oedipus) to his son, her brother (Polynices). ... Antigone i...

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AP ONE SHEET- Antigone 1. The title of the play is Antigone. 2. The author is Sophocles. The book was written and performed in the late 440s BC 3. The country of the author is Colonus, which is a part of Athens. 4. Major Characters Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, late king o...

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