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    Faith was a key aspect of society in Ancient Greece. This is reflected in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex (429 BCE) through the representation of religion and authority as an essential aspect of the plot and an underlying principle in the lives of the characters. Sophocles uses the narrative to explore the shift in paradigm from complete faith to skepticism in the authority of democracy as it diminishes and the subsequent movement back to having complete faith in the authority of religion by the people of

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    Sophocles was born about 496 BC in Colonus Hippius which is now a part of Athens, Greece, he was to become one of the great playwrights of the golden age. Sophocles was the son of Laius and Jocasta, both wealthy in the city that Sophocles grew up in. Luckily, He was the son of a wealthy merchant, he would enjoy all the perks of a successful Greek empire. Sophocles was provided with the best education which would help him in many ways in the future of his life. He studied the arts. By sixteen, he

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    Theme Of Love In Antigone

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    wife. Love, a powerful word and action is often described to be something in which you devote your feelings and emotion to something or someone with full intent, however Love in Antigone, a tragic play, written by Sophocles reciprocates this idea in a completely new way. A theme that Sophocles writes throughout Antigone could possibly be the idea of loyalty to the city versus family, and he often grazes upon the origin on many of the themes, providing sufficient amount of details that could be used to

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    Importance of the Chorus in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King In classical Greek theatre, the Chorus is an instrumental stage character comprising of a collective of twelve to fifty actors who aid in bridging the gap between the stage performers and audience members. The role of the Chorus is beneficial to the thousands of spectators in large-scale amphitheaters by leading audience reactions with the use of rhythmic song and dance. Specific to Sophocles’ tragic play Oedipus the King, the Chorus represents a

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    only seem to grow more sage as time goes on. Sophocles artfully delineates a story of constant juxtaposition; he tells the reader that the characters possess free will, but simultaneously shows us that it never mattered. This stark contrast is what generates the tragic irony in this Theban masterpiece. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles shows us that our own free will guides us to our ultimate predetermined fate by utilising irony and juxtaposition. Sophocles presents to us a seemingly irreconcilable truth:

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    the King features a chorus that sings several odes over the course of the play. In Sophocles’s play, the chorus is composed of old Theban men and represents the population of Thebes as a whole. The chorus recites a parodos, four stasima, and a brief exodus. Through the choral odes, Sophocles reflects on the events and motifs of the play, including piety and faith in the Gods, the inevitability and the uncertainty of fate, and the dichotomy of right and wrong. After Sophocles establishes the premise

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    English plays. One example of Shakespeare’s use of these models is evident by examining the stage manager character type in Greek, English Medieval, and English Renaissance literary periods. Shakespeare appears to use the commentary quality of Greek chorus and the medieval English use of a single stage manager character to produce more sophisticated stage managers that integrate smoothly into plays but still shape audience understanding or response. Greek Origins As Greek theatre became popular during

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    Theban Plays Vs Oedipus

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    time it was written to the explanation of why events happened Greek literature remains a foundation of what literature has become today. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and the film The Theban Plays: Oedipus the King directed by Don Taylor (1986), Made Oedipus Rex one of those tragedies that people in ancient Greece would base life off of. In Oedipus The Chorus and Oedipus are presented to audiences, but differently with the feelings and emotions varying from one work to the other. One of the differences

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    A one man state is no state at all Creon. The state is his who rules it. Is that plain? The conclusion in which Sophocles has in store for the battle of two contradictory ideas is most significant in the message he wishes to give his audience: tragedy results when neither perspective agrees to see or understand each other. This is absolutely the case with sophists and

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    simply answered by the chorus. The chorus enters and gives more information on the battle that happened before Antigone and Ismene met with one another. Immediately, the chorus serves as plot because of the fact that they implement more information for the audience. They give background information for us to better understand what really happens during the fight. Also, in the information that the chorus gives the audience, are specifics about setting. Not only does the chorus function as plot, but

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