Oedipus Rex, what a sad poor man. ... Imagine if you will, the scene with the blind sage telling the King about his past, present and future. ... 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. ... But on a more serious note, they are all classics in their own right. ...

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But even the ones that yield to his rule always snap back up, just like people overthrowing a king. ... Also, Teiresias says, "Our hearths and altars are stained with the corruption of dogs and carrion birds that glut themselves on the corpse of Oedipus' son"" (231). ... When the sentry brings Antigone to Creon, he compares Antigone to "a mother bird come back to a stripped nest, bitterly crying a broken note or two for the young ones stolen"" (207). ... In "Antigone"," a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles, Antigone, buries her dead brother even though the king, Creon, forbids anyone to d...

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The Chorus then turns to the powerfully built Creon, king of Thebes. When he was younger, and Oedipus ruled, he was an art patron. The death of Oedipus and his sons bound him to the weary duties of rule. ... Oedipus, Antigone and Ismene's father, also had two sons, Eteocles and Polynices. ... The brothers killed each other in a duel, leaving Creon king. ...

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• Grade Level: High School