Oedipus The King And Antigone

Another clear example of the character traits of nobility and fearlessness seen in Oedipus is in his departure from Corinth, done in an attempt to protect his parents. Oedipus was informed by a prophet of his destiny to murder his father and lie with his mother, and to circumvent this he fled the city which they called home, Corinth. In great sorrow Oedipus explained, “[...] there’s nothing sweeter than the sight of one’s parents” (55). Oedipus, when informed of his treacherous fate fled Corinth in order to protect the ones he thought were his parents. While Oedipus unknowingly fulfilled the heinous prophecy as a result of not knowing who his biological parents were, he made every effort not to do so and had every intention of protecting his parents – going as far as depriving himself of parental love that would have brought him great joy. Furthermore, the decision to exile himself from Corinth also proved his fearlessness in a hidden manner. According to the Corinthian messenger, the King who Oedipus believed was his father “[…] had been childless […]” (57), and thus took in Oedipus and raised him as if he was the heir by blood. Due to this, Oedipus must have had a comfortable and grand life as he was a prince. To leave the lifestyle of royalty and

Sophocles, a great tragedian, was the one who gave Greek tragedies their traditional form. An important part of traditional Greek tragedies is the presence of a tragic hero. All tragic heroes should have the characteristics of rank, a tragic flaw, a downfall, and a recognition of mistakes. The seemingly tragic hero is Antigone. She wants to bury her brother Polyneices even though this would be going against Creon, who is her uncle and the king. When Antigone buries Polyneices Creon sentences her to death because of it. In Antigone by Sophocles the tragic hero is not Antigone because she only meets the characteristic of a tragic flaw, hers being pride, but doesn 't meet the other three characteristics of a

Leaders have unique character traits that ultimately determine how he or she act when faced with a difficult situation. Oedipus and Creon are noble leaders in the city of Thebes. Oedipus is the king, and Creon is the queen’s brother. Both of these men care dearly about the city of Thebes. Despite the similarities between Oedipus and Creon, they differ greatly in a number of important ways.

     At first glance, Oedipus and Creon are two very different people. But as time progresses their personalities and even their fates grow more and more similar. In Sophocles’s play “Oedipus the King”, Oedipus and Creon are two completely opposite people. Oedipus is brash and thoughtless, whilst Creon is wise and prudent. In “Oedipus the King”, Oedipus effectively portrays the idea of the classic “flawed hero”. He becomes arrogant and brash. He accuses Creon and Tiresias of treachery. Even worse however, Oedipus goes against the gods. This causes them to punish him severely. Creon is the exact antithesis of Oedipus. He thinks before he acts. Creon is wise and loyal. In Sophocles’ other

Throughout the tragedy by Sophocles, the king Oedipus relies on his personal glory to attain long lasting fame and balks when confronted with anything that might shatter this perception that he is the best. While both characters have done marvelous deeds in the past, their inherent arrogance, which is part of the tragic flaw of each of the characters,

Sophocles was a greek poet known for his greek tragedies, stories and plays popular all across Greece, and even have a strong influence on today’s culture. Tragedies, which was such a large form of amusement that men who were actors could get out of military service at the time. Sophocles is prominent for his plays: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. Despite the many plays he has made, the ones being distinguish here are Antigone and Oedipus the King. Antigone and Oedipus were tragic heroes. It is beneficial to know that Oedipus is Antigone’s father and sibling due to him unknowingly marrying his mother, Jocasta, and killing his own father Laius, committing

Antigone, a Greek a tragedy, is the third of the Three Theban Plays by Sophocles. Throughout the play, readers are introduced to few, but intriguing characters, one being the protagonist of the play, Antigone. Antigone is the tragic hero of Antigone; she presents recognition of the gods, exemplifies good virtues, and possess a fatal flaw, or hamartia. A tragic hero is a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.

Oedipus is a man of unflagging determination and perseverance, but one who must learn through the working out of a terrible prophecy that there are forces beyond any man’s conceptualization or control. Oedipus’ actions were determined before his birth, yet Oedipus’ actions are entirely determined by the Gods who control him completely. In the beginning of this tragedy, Oedipus took many actions leading to his own downfall. He tried to escape Corinth when he learned of the prophecies that were supposed to take place in his life. Instead, he

Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Antigone, depict what it is like to live in a society where the citizens have no freedom of choice because of the rule of a powerful and oppressive king. Oedipus and Creon have an overwhelming sense of their own, individual authority and try to convince the citizens that their decisions for the city are right even if it does not follow the laws of the gods. Throughout both plays, they encounter many troubles which they must fix but choose to do so in an unjust and hubristic way. A good king does what is right for the citizens in order to maintain a stable, just, and well-ordered society. Both Oedipus and Creon are tyrants because they came to power as a result of their own qualities rather than automatically

Once their was a prophecy that predicted that a boy will marry his mother, and kill his father. In Antigone, that prophecy came true, with the story of Oedipus. Oedipus fled his home, after finding out about the Prophecy, afraid of killing his adopted father, and marrying his adopted mother. He ended up killing his father along the road to Thebes, and married his mother. Making the predicted prophecy come true. After learning the truth, he blinded himself and did what he did best, ran away. His wife, who happened to also be his mother, killed herself and left her four children to her brother, Creon. Resulting in Creon, ending up with 5 kids instead of one. Including his own son, Haemon. Once the Two boys of the orphaned children become of age,

Sophocles, a famous and renowned Greek dramatist, is the playwright to both the play Oedipus the King and Antigone. Along with Antigone and Oedipus Sophocles had also wrote Electra and Fete. Sophocles wrote many Greek tragedies which are plays in which the main character in the play suffers a tragedy due to some flaw of theirs. An example would be how Oedipus (thinking he is defying a prophecy) murders his father and weds his mother. His flaw was him trying to defy fate if he had not just stayed where he was he would’ve been fine. His works are referred to and taught all over the world in many schools along with colleges; this should give light to how will written his plays are and how

Humans can attempt to avoid a certain fate but if destinies are fixed they cannot be altered. Sophocles supports the notion that free will eludes us in works such as Oedipus the King and Antigone. Oedipus, Creon, Antigone, and Tiresias are characters in these epics whose lives represented the battle of truth and wisdom. Oedipus attempted to escape the prophecy in which he killed his own father and married his mother. He hastily discovered his past while trying to cure his city, and his efforts to change his fate fail when the prophecy is realized. His daughter Antigone wanted revenge after Oedipus’ death. Creon would not bury her brother so she did it herself and then allowed Creon to punish her by enclosing her in a tomb. She believed in

Bianca Morales Prof. Margarita Rodriguez 9-4 23 September 2014 Oedipus Rex and Antigone Comparative Essay When it comes to comparing, you have to understand the pros and cons of the things you are comparing. Comparing tragedies are complex to do so only because you have to consider all the drama happening during a play. Oedipus Rex and Antigone are one of the many tragic plays that he wrote.

Sophocles used Oedipus’ pride to characterize Oedipus as a tragic man. It showed that he was destined to make himself miserable because of the hubris he was born with. He also uses it to show that there is fate, but we are a part of it and it is only what might happen based on the person we are. Oedipus came about his tragic discovery not because of an evil act or an evil trait but because of the person he was. When the oracles stated that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother, he stated what could happen. Oedipus’ fate might have been avoided if Oedipus was not the type of person he was.

Throughout Sophocles’, The Three Theban Plays, there are many different characters that are all are very different and hold their actions to different moral standards, Tiresias helps keep information and Oedipus pursues the murderer. However, out of these characters, Creon is the most noble, through his selflessness and willingness to help others. Consequently, his actions are always conducted in a manner that is for others.