Comparison of oedipus

The characters Oedipus and Beowulf represent two different types of heroes. Oedipus is a tragic hero and characterized by its standards. He was an influential man of stature who had a tragic flaw. While he contributed to his own downfall, Oedipus was not entirely responsible for it. He also learned a lesson from his mistakes which ultimately creates a catharsis in the reading audience. Beowulf, on the other hand, is characterized by the standards of an epic hero. He strives for excellence

appears in 2100 B.C.E. Oedipus the King came to life in the city of Thebes in 429 B.C.E. The Ramayana of Valmiki was composed in 550 B.C.E. These three pieces of writings have distinct differences in time periods and setting. On the other hand, a similarity that these writings share is that each has its own hero. The time period and setting certainly have an impact in the actions that these heroes take, and the goals they wish to accomplish. Gilgamesh (Gilgamesh), Oedipus (Oedipus the king), and Ram

Question: 6) Compare and contrast the following pairs of characters: Oedipus and Tiresius, Ismene and Antigone, Polynieces and Eteocles. In doing so relate physical characteristics, varying beliefs and behaviors between these groups of characters. What is similar about each and what are the differences? Be sure to use specific examples where possible. Answer: A similarity between Antigone and her sister Ismene is that they both care for their brother, Polyneices. They sore to each other that

other such errors in it. Oedipus vs. Hamlet: A Character Comparison After reading Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Shakespeare's Hamlet, it is quiet clear that Oedipus is by far the more admirable character of the two. Aside from Oedipus' history and life experience, his superior character traits are also displayed in the way he handles several incidents throughout the play. One of the primary reasons Oedipus' is more admirable than Hamlet is just their history. Oedipus is a king. He got there

to Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Greek and Roman plays, and even Indeed ancient Indian plays (a common Indo-European Tradition), usually had a pivotal character that “held the play together”. Also there would be a Chorus that would come into play when the tragedy would begin unfolding. The Greco-Roman variants were almost always tragedies. Be it Homer’s Iliad or Odessey. The hero after long travails always seemed to return to nothing and would come to grief. Achilles, Priam, Agamemnon, Oedipus, all

characteristics of an epic hero would include courage, devotion, loyal and justice. But never do we touch on intelligence. Is it a trait amongst all hero’s? No, however two stand out due to their cleverness. Odysseus from Homers’ the Odyssey and Oedipus from Oedipus the King. Now these two share the fact that they are intelligent, however this shows in different ways; Odysseus has a more interpersonal sense of intelligence and

*INTRO*The character Oedipus in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles, and the character Othello in the play Othello the Moor of Venice by Shakespeare are both tragic characters. Oedipus ends up killing his father, and marrying and having children with his mother, whereas Othello ends up mistrusting and killing his wife. These two individuals have similarities and differences in several aspects such as the roundness of their characters, the retribution that they incur upon themselves and upon their

enjoy, but, whose fate is somewhat tragic in sense that elicits the reader’s sympathy for the sense of wasted potential and tragic loss. In sense, I agree with this statement because from both authors' books like Ibsen “Hedda Gabler” and Sophocles “Oedipus The King”; the readers did not like the main characters, but the reader does sympathize. The protagonists from both plays do portray themselves as people others don't like; but as the plays goes on; the protagonists begin to reveal themselves and

Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King are all subject to confinement in both similar and dissimilar ways alike. All of these characters fall under the hand of family and cultural values, often having to suffer from the actions of family members and the expectations forced upon them by their people. Yet, these characters all endure other forms of confinement specific to their own situations; Sibel and Cahit are entrapped by love and marriage, Oedipus is restrained by his destiny and ignorance

Many lessons can be learned from Sophocles plays Oedipus the King and Antigone. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus caused his fate to become real by running from it. He killed his father and made love to his mother even though he had no idea who they were he was still punished. He passed the punishment of his sins to the rest of his family when he gouged out his eyeballs and banished himself from the city. In Antigone Oedipus’s sons killed each other in battle over the throne and helped Creon take over