Sophocles' piece, Oedipus the King, told his audience about an incredibly vital lesson they need to learn. ... Sophocles sets up by telling the story of how Oedipus' fate was decided at birth. ... There was no choice in the matter of Oedipus's life. ... Sophocles described a major issue in the play Oedipus the King. ... However, the story goes to shows that there is no use in questioning it, and no use in trying to change the ways of the gods. ...

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- --Oedipus Rex, Lines 1068-1078 Later, Oedipus and Jocasta have a disagreement over the power and truth of prophecies. ... Oedipus really had no choice but to accept his doom. ... Oedipus exhibits his free will at other points in the story, and similarly, these actions don't deter fate. Early in the story, Oedipus, out of compassion for his suffering people, orders Creon to go to Delphi and learn about the murderer. ... - --Oedipus Rex, Line 606 This is a prime example of how Oedipus' use of free will only continues to fulfill the prophecy. ...

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In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King, Oedipus' village admired him, for he liberated his people from previous misfortunes. ... While others may claim the incest and wickedness Oedipus encounters may overshadow his good will, there are countless demonstrations throughout the play that focuses on Oedipus good character. ... " (Sophocles, 70-77) Oedipus portrays a great leader to his people in Thebes. ... In the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus ruled Thebes for 15 years and led his village with success and prosperity. ... The irony of the tragedy, is that Oedipus is a...

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To begin with, Oedipus's reaction to the devastating tragedy is more severe, and shows more remorse. On his way to the City of Thebes, Oedipus killed an old man unintentionally. ... 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. ... In the other hand, Oedipus is more decisive. ... It can be applied to the story as well. ...

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Oedipus accepts responsibility as a tragic hero, as does Antigone. ... Oedipus" basic flaw is his lack of knowledge of his own identity. ... Take for example a part of the last conversation between Jocasta and Oedipus. ... Oedipus replies, I cannot yield my right to know the truth". ... At the end of this tragic story, when Oedipus gouges out his eyes, it shows his willingness to accept his responsibility. ...

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At the end of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus comes to terms with himself and the truth from which he had been avoiding. The things that shape Oedipus throughout the story are what make him this thing we call a tragic character. ... At the beginning of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is the king of Thebes. ... Oedipus? ... All rejoice for if Oedipus?...

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In the tragedy Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, the main character was Oedipus. ... The story tells how Oedipus experienced a tragedy in his life which humbled his character. ... Oedipus did not want to believe that he was the killer. ... The Chorus noticed that Oedipus had let his pride get in the way. ... Creon was presented in Oedipus the King as a humble person. ...

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The play, Oedipus the King, illustrates that despite all consequences, the truth should be known. In the beginning of the play, Oedipus's brother-in-law Creon was sent to visit the Gods. ... If Oedipus had known the truth about whom his real parents were, he never would have cursed himself. ... Oedipus claims that if the truth had been known, he never would've killed his father, despite his destiny. ... Along with a soap-opera-like story, the play Oedipus the King held a valuable lesson about honesty. ...

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Around 400 B.C. an epic play was created by a Greek playwright named Sophocles, that play known as Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King has set the standard for the formula of a Tragedy. ... Perhaps a timeline would have served a good purpose in this story. Maybe the chorus was the timeline in Oedipus the King? ... Would this Idea also be true to the short story in the book? ... The crossroads are choices that have to be made throughout the story. ...

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In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Oedipus has certain traits. He is sympathetic, Angry, and persistent throughout the story. ... Also Oedipus gets angry at Teiresius when he says he wont tell Oedipus what he knows so Oedipus starts yelling and calling Teiresius names to release his anger, which is also another negative trait about Oedipus. Finally, Oedipus shows to be persistent in the story. ... This is a negative trait of Oedipus . ...

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The issue of blindness in the story could be interpreted in different ways, depending on the situations that present themselfs during the development of the plot. For example, in certain situations it can be portrayed as Oedipus's ability to see and in others as his willingness to do so. ... This just reaffirms Oedipus as a man ignorant to the true appearance of things - this blind man can "see" the truth about Oedipus, yet Oedipus, in all of his physical perfection, cannot. As the story evolves it is apparent that Oedipus learns the nature of things but does not accept his fate. ...

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We are aware, or discover irony as the plot continues to develop in any story. ... Oedipus the King is a very tragic story. ... I, Oedipus, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, damned in the blood he shed with his own hand!... It is tragic how irony affects the families in both of the above mentioned stories. ... In both of these stories, the men were heroes that were destine to die....

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The story of Oedipus begins with Laius, King of Thebes, who learns from the oracle that his son will kill him and marry his wife Jocasta. ... A shepherd rescues the child, Oedipus, and gives him to his king, Polybus, King of Corinth. ... Through Oedipus" determination to seek the murderer, the shepherd who "rescued" Oedipus the baby comes forth, revealing his story, which leads to the downfall of Oedipus. ... In Sophocles" Oedipus Rex, Oedipus fulfills all the three requirements set by Aristotle to define a tragedy. ... As a result, he gashes out his eyes, loses his kingdom as well as his l...

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However, audiences delighted in different dramatists twists, interpretations and moral focuses of these similar stories. ... In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is the protagonist. In the story, Oedipus is desperatley seeking peace, a home and burial outside of Thebes. ... Point of View: Sophocles wrote the story for an Athenian Greek audience. ... The final denouement of Oedipus at Colonus is Oedipus" death in solitude. ...

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He does this threw the character Oedipus, what Oedipus does to the character Creon, and threw the character Jocasta. ... Thus he attempts to cure it threw the creation of the characters who play with in the great story of Oedipus the King. ... The next character Sophocles presents is not presented for the same reason as Oedipus but rather to empathize the reason that Oedipus was presented. ... To do this he had to write a story where the audience could easily get to know the characters. The best way to do that was to write with the basis of a story that everyone knew, so that the audience ...

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He is the King of Thebes in Antigone and the brother-in-law to Oedipus in Oedipus the King also known as Oedipus Rex. ... In Oedipus the King, Creon plays the role of the brother-in-law to Oedipus. ... At the end of the story, Creon shows his forgiveness for Oedipus by watching over his daughters, Antigone and Ismene. ... Creon did not learn anything from Oedipus the King. ... Creon was more forceful than Oedipus ever was. ...

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Without a supporting cast of characters, no story would ever be as good as it was with them. ... Oedipus Rex, what a sad poor man. ... He has only a brief time in the story, but without him the story falls apart and becomes meaningless. ... In Antigone, we again follow the bloodline of Oedipus, through his daughters and sons. ... Again we see our old friend Tiresias, although I feel the role he has in this play isn't quite as influential to the story line as he was in Oedipus King. ...

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Antigone is the sequel to Oedipus and is the story of what happened in Thebes after Oedipus exiled himself. Creon, who is Iocaste's brother, is now the king after the deaths of Oedipus's two sons. ... Antigone only follows the rules of the gods, and similar to Oedipus, Creon is defying the gods by putting mans power over gods power. ... This is the main conflict of the story. ... Creon was also ignorant towards the gods similar to Oedipus. ...

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It is the story of young Antigone, daughter of the late King Oedipus, who is devoted to her brother Polynices. ... Her father, Oedipus, the King of Thebes, could not escape the fate that the oracle predicted for him; he was destined to kill his father (Laius) and marry his mother (Jocasta). Antigone is the product of that ill-fated union between Oedipus and Jocasta. ... Sophocles, Antigone & Oedipus the King, in Antigone, Oedipus, Electra, trans. ...

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The Tragic Hero of Antigone Sophocles" Antigone is the story of the battle between Antigone and Creon and their different views on laws placed by man and those placed by gods. ... Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus, the king, and she truly belongs in the high position of princess in the royal family of Thebes. ... She is Oedipus" daughter, which makes her next in line to the throne if anything should happen to her brothers. ...

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The Greek playwrite, Sophocles, wrote many exceptional plays. One of these is Antigone. The play is named after Oedipus's daughter, although it is primarily about her Uncle Creon. Creon is the focal point and it is his misjudgment and pride that causes his downfall. Yet, the title of this story ...

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The video of Antigone is as sad as the story of her father, Oedipus the former king of Thebes. ... Long ago Polyneices left Thebes to be with his father, Oedipus who was thrown out of Thebes because of an edict. ...

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The last of the Oedipus Plays is Antigone. The story is set in Thebes during the ancient Greece. Antigone is the daughter or King Oedipus. ... Currently in the story, the guards have brought Antigone in to the ruler and she openly admits to her deed. ... This quotation is very important to the overall story because to me it truly shows a huge side of Antigone's strength. ...

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Antigone tells the story of a brave girl's struggle to do what is right and the trials she had overcome to accomplish them. ... Also at the end of scene two the chorus tells of the sorrow upon all of Oedipus" children. ... The transition the chorus gives between each scene is much need information for a person to understand the story of Antigone. ... He is the leader of the Chorus and is very important to this story. ... Without the chorus in this play, this story would be very difficult to understand. ...

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Antigone and Ismene are the sisters of the dead brothers, and they are now the last children of Oedipus. ... Eurydice, Creon's wife and Haemon's mother, asks the Messenger if he will tell her the whole story. ...

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