Oedipus Comparisons Essay

When considering “The Tale of Sohrab from the Shahnameh, and Sophocles’ work Oedipus Tyrannus, each contain two main male protagonists who undertake parallel tragic journeys which highlights the perils of absent parenting, which lead to death in each tale. Son and Father Oedipus and King Laius of Oedipus Tyrannus, and Sohrab and Rostam of Shahnameh have fungible qualities that, at times make them mirror images of each, though each of their fates are different, they share the same message, actions

Comparison of Oedipus and Hamlet Compare and contrast Oedipus and Hamlet. Is Oedipus more a man of action? Or is he more a man driven by whim and sudden, rash decisions? Which character is more selfless? Does Hamlet show any signs of selfish motives in his actions or inactions? Which protagonist seems more learned? wiser? more religious? more loving? more incestuous? Which seems to be a better murder investigator? Does Oedipus have any of Claudius' motives when he kills the king, Laius? Then

Anakin and Oedipus evolve their personalities as the conflicts of the story increase. These conflicts ignite certain aspects of the characters that will eventually lead to their fate. These tragic characters are meant to have flawed personality traits, so the audience can connect with the characters due to the realistic traits and actions that any human can experience. The mental aspect of archetypal tragedies shape tragic events occuring in the stories. Pride, paranoia, and hamartia, would eventually

of prejudice before. They’re both just human nature. Human nature doesn’t define someone as a person, and there’s nothing wrong with it. Hubris is simply part of human nature. For one example, Sophocles portrays both Oedipus and Creon as having a major case of hubris. Oedipus declares himself a ‘world-renowned king’ (Sophocles) early on in the play. Throughout the play, he refuses to accept anything that people try to tell him. In a similar way, Creon refuses to let anyone go against his will

When expressed differently in movie form, Sophocles’ plays Antigone and Oedipus Rex share differences and similarities. Both capture the ancient tragedies each in its own style, with modern and traditional elements. Retold by Jean Anouilh and produced in 1972, the film Antigone tells of the acts of the original Greek play in a modern manner. Inversely, the 1957 film Oedipus Rex clings to the William Butler Yeats adaptation true to the famed ancient play. The two contrast in physical appearance as

To begin with, if Oedipus and Frogs are to be taken into consideration and the aspects of the plot dissected using the guidelines provided in Poetics, then based on Aristotle’s definition of plot as “organization of events,” it can be stated that the structure of plot is the same for the two stories of opposing genres, for both have “a beginning, a middle and an end” one following after the other resulting in a well-constructed plot not beginning or ending at any arbitrary point (Aristotle 10 & 13-14)

Although Oedipus Tyrannus was written more than a decade after the Antigone, it still reflects many of the themes and motifs through some of the same characters. Oedipus, the present king of Thebes finds himself attempting to solve the riddle that is his life; Antigone, the daughter of the former king must decide between following divine or man made law. Although both title characters face separate conflicts they both reflect similar traits at differing times in their respective plays. Alongside

Oedipus the King is a play that is written by Sophocles (Oedipus the King, Sophocles).There is also a filmed adaptation it is a stage performed version known as Oedipus Rex whose director was Tyrone Guthrie, the producer was Leonid Kipnis, and the screenwriter was William Butler Yeats. that was filmed in 1957 (Oedipus Rex, 1957). The written play has a message that a wrong must be made right or it will be punished:(Oedipus the King, Sophocles) and the filmed adaptation has a very similar portrayal

spoke of in class. The main theme that I saw follow through with both Antigone and Oedipus was that of Mortality. Throughout the stories it is shown that both the main characters have moral thoughts and moral rules they follow and make apparent to be right. In the first story Oedipus mortality is shown in little ways but have a big impact. The first time that I saw mortality was when it first started out. When Oedipus father found out that his son was fated to kill him and marry his mother he sent

Similarities Between Oedipus and Odyssues         Since the beginning of time epic tales have been passed on from generation to generation as a form of entertainment.  Even though each epic is different in its plot, every epic has certain features in common.  The prime example of their similarities is their main character, the hero of the epic.   The hero's behavior changes from the beginning to the end of the tale.  Since the plot revolves around the epic hero, in most cases, they are made