Oedipus Rex, Antigone, And Euripides

known Greek tragedies; Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides that not only have the common genre of tragedy, but share the same motifs; homicide, suicide, and suffering. What is intriguing about these commonalities is that these playwrights, Sophocles and Euripides, use them. Homicide is an act when a human permanently harms another leading in death and these plays like to use it quite a bit. In Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, the main character Oedipus (king of Thebes) realizes

In the plays, Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides (written in Ancient Greece during the 5th century B.C.), motifs: suicide, suffering, and revenge are present. The amount of suicides throughout Greek plays is tremendous, being seen as a brave, heroic way to die; and, one suicide often leads to more killing or, at the least, great suffering. Many of the characters suffer a great deal from situations that could have been avoided, simply if other characters did not seek revenge

The three Ancient Greek dramas, Oedipus Rex, Antigone, (both written by the playwright Sophocles), and Medea (written by the playwright Euripides) can all be connected by relating them to the three motifs— suffering, revenge and determination. Although the characters go through various forms of suffering throughout the play, they all undergo pain, distress, and hardship: physically, mentally, and emotionally. These feelings could result in a thirst for sweet revenge. They want to take vengeance upon

In the Greek plays Oedipus Rex; Antigone (both by Sophocles); and Medea (by Euripides), they all share common motifs. Three of those motifs are determination, homicide, and suffering. In Greek plays there is always main characters with a determination to find or do something. While trying to achieve their goal it usually always leads to at least one homicide; however, some plays start off with a homicide. This makes the plays tragedies and causes characters great suffering. According to Oxford Learner’s

In the Greek plays Oedipus Rex (by Sophocles); Antigone (by Sophocles); and Medea (by Euripides), they all share three common motifs, which are determination, homicide, and suffering. In Greek plays there is always main characters with a determination to find or do something. This usually always leads to a homicide. This makes the plays tragedies and causes characters great suffering. According to Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries, determination is the quality that makes you continue trying to do something

competition he beat Aeschylus (468) In subsequent competitions, he won 24 times and never placed any lower than second. Oedipus Rex did not win the year it competed. Did not act in his own plays because his voice wasn't strong enough.There is a story that he was sued by his son for mental incapacity. In his defence at the trial Sophocles read from the as of yet unperformed, Oedipus at Colonus. He was instantly

Comparing Female Characters in Euripides' Medea and Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone       In the times of the ancient Greeks, women had an unpretentious role. They were expected to do take on the accepted role of a woman.  In most cases, a woman's role is restricted to bearing young, raising children, and housework. In Sophocles' Oedipus  the King, Antigone, and Medea, the dominant female characters impacted upon men with authority and political power.  It is

are: “Ajax”, “Antigone”, “The Trachinae”, “Oedipus the King”, “Electra”, “Philoctetes”, and “Oedipus at Colonus.” Of these seven plays, three are referred to as the Theban plays, as they take place in Thebes, these three being “Oedipus the King”, “Oedipus at Colonus”, and “Antigone” (Ancient Greece - Sophocles”). These plays followed the great King Oedipus, who was a famous hero from Sophocles’ hometown (Buller). “Oedipus the King,” also sometimes referred to as “Oedipus Rex” or “Oedipus Tyrannos” was

However “Medea” as a play lacks self-conscious recognition of error by its characters. Nobody in the play dwells on their actions or the happenings around them. Like Jason, he never acknowledges his responsibility for the suffering he has created. Euripides’ insight that victims of an intense emotional wound not only turns against those who inflict it, but against their entire world of emotional connections, which is expressed in Medea’s opening lines, “May it be an enemy and not a friend she hurts

Aristophanes was a writer that wrote comedy plays. He wrote about 54 plays. His most popular plays are Birds, Wasps and frogs Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus are writers of tragic plays. Sophocles wrote 120 plays, the most popular ones are antigone, electra and oedipus rex. Euripides wrote about 90 plays. The most popular plays are Medea, The Trojan woman, Orestses and The Bacchae. Aeschylus wrote at least 70 plays. His most famous ones are The Persians and