Oedipus The King Descriptive Writing

Charles could see Erik giving up as sharply as he felt it, the small spark that he’d come to label in his own mind as ‘life force’ dwindling to an ember and extinguishing. He was stepping forward before he could stop himself, blooding rushing in his ears against time as he spoke. “Dēsístite!“

I am here to claim all these lands for the Dynasty! I will invade Greece and it will be mine to rule! Nothing can stop me!’ Johnson jumped in the air and landed on one of my crew members. The weight of the beast crushed him into the ground, pushing his smashed body into the soil. My crew and I all scattered. The beast ran after us, catching one and beating his head against a tree. He swiftly ran through the trees and grabbed Eurylochus. He shrieked with agony as Johnson Mister’s hand squeezed around his body. I quickly grabbed a giant log nearby and slammed it on Johnson Mister’s foot, making him roar in pain. Eurylochus, bounded by the beast’s godlike grip, desperately breathed for

Shame is not an emotion known to the Athenians. Currently Pericles and his cabal of artists and builders are constructing a temple to Athena on the Acropolis, a grandiose replacement for the shabby temple that the Persian army burned to the ground thirty-four years ago, a fact that Herodotus tends not to dwell on. “Do you mean, Ambassador, that the account we have just heard is untrue?” Thucydides was insolent. I daresay he was drunk.

Stepping carefully around a puddle tainted with horse manure, Pelagios looked back. He was torn between his duty and the urgent desire - no, need, to fish. Although it might sound silly to some, it made him feel closer to his father. And during times like these, he really needed that. Lately the gods have been silent. Demigods haven 't gotten any prayers answered from them or signs or anything. It was if the gates to Olympus had completely been shut and had no intention of opening soon - if ever, again. The demi-god meetings Chiron had recently insisted every demi-god attend bored him to tears. Each one he 'd been to followed the exact same path. A group of self-important youngsters, clearly fond of the sound of their own voices - especially the children of Apollo - made interminable speeches about how Diaeus 's actions in Egyptian Mythica were exceeding the remit granted to him. According to them, he did not have the authority to manage diplomatic relationships with Egyptian Mythica. Chiron, his mentor, Sophia, his sister, along with Alexandra, Diaeus 's sister, who supported Diaeus publicly - except for Chiron, who supported him privately, said little or nothing until the campers had fallen

The authors main point was to tell of Pericles grand speech he told at the annual funeral in Athens for all who fell during war. Pericles main point of the speech was to not only tell of those who had fallen achievements, but also of his personal view of Athens, and how skillful and mighty their Athenian army was.

Along with Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone is one of Sophocles’ three Theban tragic plays estimated to have been written – or at least performed for the first time - in 442 BCE. At the start of the play it is communicated that Antigone, along with her sister Ismene, are the sole surviving children of Oedipus. Their brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, have recently been killed in a battle in which they fought on opposing sides. Polyneices led a mercenary force to conquer Thebes, while Eteocles remained loyal to the state. Emerging from the ashes of this failed conquest Antigone and King Creon are at an impasse. Creon orders that Eteocles be given full funeral rites while forbidding the same for Polyneices, who was a traitor. Antigone, on the other hand, believes that it is her family duty to bury her brother Polyneices and perform full funeral rites for him regardless of Creon’s edict that anyone who does so will forfeit their lives. Antigone believes it is pious and good to honor her family and the laws of the gods, whereas Creon believes it is of utmost importance to honor the state and the laws proclaimed by the ruler. This essay will show that Antigone and Creon have very different views on what is good and pious, and that they completely reject the views of the other which results in their mutual destruction.

Oedipus was a thoughtful king in the book Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles. Before Oedipus was born, Laius and Jocasta (Parents of Oedipus, King and Queen of Thebes) went to go see Apollo. Reason being, they wanted to talk to Apollo to see what future was ahead for their family. He told them that their baby (Oedipus) would end up killing his father Laius and marrying his mother Jocasta. Them hearing such awful news, they pierced his feet together and gave him to a servant/shepherd to leave him in the woods to die. Baby Oedipus was given to another shepherd, from corinth, out of pity and was then given to his adoptive parents, Polybus and Merope (King and Queen of Corinth).

Ancient poems are a great primary source that can be used today to learn about an ancient world whose ideas and cultural beliefs have significantly influenced the modern world today. Arguably one of the most influential epic poems that can be used today to study the past about ancient Greece is The Iliad. The Iliad is an epic poem, composed through oral tradition around 800-725 B.C. and is credited to be written down by the poet Homer sometime between 725 and 675 B.C. (“Reading”). Because The Iliad was composed through oral narrative story telling before it was credited to one poet, it combined the history, legends, and religious beliefs of ancient Greece through many accounts of the epic. Specifically, The Iliad Book 1 reveals how

The Greeks must have cared very deeply about understanding and receiving knowledge. It seem like the truth was a terrifying concept they used to examine tragedy in a human being. I think Oedipus comes to realize that he is in realization of tragedy that couldn’t possibility be true. This play highlight a heroic king that end up a humbled man by tragedy. Tiresias appears to hold all the answer and doesn’t hesitate to let Oedipus know it.

“This is Olympus! The home of Gods and Goddesses alike.” Chiron says as she spreads her arms apart. I look around us, and see one of the most amazing things, just as she said it is beautiful. Marble builds dot around the landscape and men and women walk around with a glow surrounding them.

The famed tragedian Sophocles is known for his unique ideas and intellect. Sophocles carefully utilizes of all of his intelligence and creative ability in order to make use of illuminating moments throughout the play which allow his audience to draw conclusions about free will, fate, knowledge, and power throughout perhaps his most iconic play, Oedipus Rex. the main character Oedipus experiences an illuminating moment when he gouges his eyes out at the discovery of the truth about his actions. This illumination is expressed in order to express Sophocles’ idea that fate overpowers free will.

The rich and powerful in society have always been dominant because of the special privileges and opportunities given to them; thus, many have strived to be like them in their life, a concept that has transcended time and civilizations. A reflection of this idea is found in Passage 2 in which the picture on the shield of Achilles is described. It depicts a microcosm of aristocratic culture in ancient Greece through the extravagant and sophisticated interactions between the members of the wealthy upper class and to those beneath them.

"Oedipus the King" is a tragic play showing a shift from the belief of fate to freedom of choice. Therefore, Oedipus the king is a great example of those who run from fate ends up fulfilling their fate

Introduced as “a conqueror…greater” than any other “beneath the sun,” Thesëus, the wise and chivalrous lord Athens, is a merciful and noble duke (Chaucer 24). As a wise and noble leader, Thesëus, with a “heart of pity,” mends the ailments of his people, “ as he [is] a true knight.” (26).

Oedipus the King is a Greek tragedy play written by Sophocles, and it made its first debut