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source as a means to the ends and means that occur throughout the events become dramatized in Sophocles Antigone. 2. Body 2.1 Antigone’s Summary The play Antigone begins where Oedipus at Colonus has passed on in Colonus there after Antigone and Ismene decide to travel back to Thebes, they do this because Eteocles and Polyneices have overcome a prophecy which announces

Antigone and Ismene are compared to each other throughout the play. Ismene highlights certain characteristics of Antigone. For example, they compare Antigone to Ismene by Antigone’s loyalty to her family and Ismene’s disloyalty to her family, the fact that Antigone suffered more than she deserved, and the rule and order of religion and law of men. This comparison of two characters illuminates the meaning of loyalty to the king and loyalty to the Gods. Antigone and Ismene are compared

Antigone and Ismene      The personalities of the two sisters; Antigone and Ismene, are as different from one another as tempered steel is from a ball of cotton. One is hard and resistant; the other: pliable, absorbing and soft. Antigone would have been a strong, successful 90's type woman with her liberated and strong attitude towards her femininity, while Ismene seems to be a more dependent 1950's style woman. Antigone acts as a free spirit, a defiant individual, while

Murder, assault, and other forms of violence are widespread plagues that haunt modern society. In order to combat these relevant issues society has implemented different systems over the years. These systems have moved from a simple mindset to intricate organizations of jurisdiction and law. Violence appears not only in reality but, in novels and literary works alike. Albert Camus’ The Stranger depicts a modern system of justice; however, Sophocles Oedipus Rex portrays a simplistic system of justice

The Power of Fate in Oedipus Rex (the King) The underlying theme in Oedipus Rex is that fate is more powerful than free will. On this strong basis of fate, free will doesn't even exist. This was a popular belief among the ancient Greeks.  Fate may be accepted or denied by modern society, but in Oedipus's story, fate proves inevitable. In the play, Oedipus Rex, the characters Oedipus, Iocaste and Laios try to change fate.   In the very beginning of the story, before we hear from the

The Great Controversy "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud" were the inspirational words spoke by the great Greek playwright Sophocles. This inspiring quote sets the controversial atmosphere of Sophocles ' women in the Greek tragedy "Oedipus The King". However to fully understand this controversy, you must first look at how compassion and selfishness flooded the lives of Sophocles ' women. Throughout the play, Sophocles presents two prestigious women to his audience, Queen Merope of Corinth

Dihle argues, Sophocles rarely had his chorus intervene in the action, but it continued to have a close emotional bond with it in terms of its observations, advice and admonitions. The chorus rarely appeals to the audience, using words coming directly from the intentions of the poet. Nevertheless, however topical they may have seemed to his audiences, statements of this kind, such as the glorious tribute to Attica in Oedipus Coloneus, or the admonition against flouting divine law in Oedipus Rex

In my first evaluation of Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles I was immediately intrigued by the sequence of events that produce the play. A King of Thebes by the name of Oedipus first seeks for a cure for the plague that is currently ruins Thebes but later gets consumed with his own identity. He eventually learns that he unknowingly fulfilled a prophecy that predicted he would kill his father and bed his mother. Oedipus is so horrified by his past actions that he gouges out his own eyes and wishes to be exiled

Oedipus the King is a play rich with character development, surprises, irony, and most importantly: tragedy. The plot takes you and the characters of the play on a twisting and turning journey as Sophocles weaves an intricate web as the story unfolds. The main dilemma in this play is the characters’ ability to face up to the truth. Oedipus doesn’t want to believe that Iocaste is his mother, Iocaste doesn’t want to hear the truth, although it seems like she knows before anyone else, and the Choragos

Fate and Free-Will in Sophocles' Oedipus the King Introduction The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man’s free will existing within the cosmic order or fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. Both the concept of fate and free will played an integral part in Oedipus’ destruction. Although