The Kings

plotted for personal gain. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus, king of Thebes and tragic hero of the play, causes his family and his people to suffer, both wittingly and through his ignorance. As a king, Oedipus knows he must do all he can to keep his people safe and happy. What he doesn’t realize is how he has caused the suffering that is plaguing his kingdom. He understands in order to end the plague, he must find and banish the murderer of the previous king, Laius. Unfortunately, Creon arrives with

Throughout the duration of King Lear, there is a reoccurrence of the words “nature”, “natural”, and “unnatural”. Nature, in general, takes on a significant role in one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. The metaphorical subject of nature plays out as a backdrop in King Lear. The figurative nature of Lear’s conflict with his undeserving daughters parallels that of the literal raging storm he faces as he is thrown out of both daughter’s homes. Each of the characters, Lear, Edmund, and Gloucester

the King is the finest example of how a drama’s structure and characters heavily contribute to the development of the theme. In the prologue of Oedipus the King by Sophocles, the audience learns that the city-state of Thebes, ruled by a beloved man by the name of Oedipus, is in shambles. However, almost immediately after the audience discovers this, the supposed solution is revealed. In order to cure the city of Thebes, Oedipus must delve deeper into the mysterious death of the previous king, Laius

mental blindness and its importance in King Lear Blindness is usually a literal statement outlining the physical inability to see has become a metaphorical statement in Shakespearian text that speaks on the mental incapacity to be aware of the intentions that lay beneath what the eye can see. The play King Lear upholds and exhibits the theme of literal and metaphorical blindness through characters such King Lear, Gloucester, and Albany and their actions. King Lear being one of the most important

Stein, 2017.) The Disney movie, The Lion King, is a monomyth movie about a young lion who abandons his role as king of the Pride lands and must come back to save his family and his land when danger ensues. Simba is the son of Mufasa, the current king, therefore he is the rightful heir to the throne. This is the common day world that Simba lives in. His uncle, Scar, is filled with hatred towards both Simba and Mufasa, because he believes he deserves to be king. He comes up with an elaborate plan to

destiny. In the play Oedipus the King, the author, Sophocles, challenges the idea of fate versus free will. Is fate set or does free will exist? Can one’s choices change the outcome of their fate, or is their destiny set from their birth? In Oedipus’ life fate was stronger than choice and freewill. From the beginning, everything Oedipus did to avoid his fate led to his tragic end. Choices and actions made all lead to the preset destiny. Throughout Oedipus the King, King Laius receives a prophecy stating

Kent is playing an important role in King Lear's play by William Shakespeare. Kent has a unique character with some wonderful qualities. Kent's character is the most loyal, brave, truthful, wise, and dutiful servant to the king (Lear). He tries very hard to protect and advise his master. Kent considers himself as Lear's physician. He wants to remind him or show him the right path. So, when Cordelia cannot express her love to (Lear) through a love test who is her father. He is about to make a foolish

the Oedipus the King by Sophocles. The audience knows what is going on before the characters do in the book. With this being said now it is time to tell the plot of the play. It starts out with “Oedipus step out into the royal palace and there are citizens are all the town.” (sparknote) When Oedipus saw all the people he want to know what was going on outside. So he went asked the priest what was going on. The priest told him it was because of the city is dying and asked to save king Thebes. Thebes

In Sophocles Oedipus The King, Oedipus’s wife, Jocasta, enters and convinces Oedipus that he should not kill or exile Creon, though the cautious king remains convinced that Creon is guilty. Creon leaves, and the Chorus tells Oedipus that he will always respect him. Oedipus explains to Jocasta how Tiresias convicted him, and Jocasta says that all prophets are wrong. As proof, she tells the fact that the Delphic oracle told Laius he would be killed by his son, while actually his son was moved out of

Vagrancy Homelessness is just as big a problem today as it was when Shakespeare wrote King Lear. Many people have an indifferent attitude towards the penniless, believing that it is their fault they are in the situation in the first place. Shakespeare questions this notion. At the start of King Lear, Lear and Gloucester are both unconcerned about the homeless and even subject their kin to a state of removal from society. However, their attitudes change when they both experience wretchedness for