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Thompson English II – 6 17 April 2014 Compare and Contrast Creon and Oedipus In the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone Creon and Oedipus both are similar‚ but are different in many ways too. They both share in common their overbearing determination‚ but different in their care for the people of Thebes. Initially‚ both Oedipus and Creon exert an overbearing determination that can be the tragic flaw that destroys their lives. Oedipus was determined to find the killer of King Laius saying‚ “As for
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Acceptance. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ and the medieval morality play‚ Everyman‚ by and anonymous author‚ both the title characters travel through these stages throughout the plot when they come to meet their fates or misfortunes. Oedipus‚ when Jocasta re-tells the details of how Laios was murdered‚ begins his approach to denial. At first‚ he searches for more and more information that might prove he didn’t really kill his father. This shows the reader that Oedipus seems to know subconsciously
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One City; Two Corrupt Leaders In the plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles‚ Oedipus and Creon exert similar characteristics as leaders that ultimately result in their characterization as tragic heroes. They take a similar course throughout their stories‚ which leads to a similar fate‚ resulting in tragedy. Both characters tried to revive a city in need‚ but in the process‚ the hubris they possessed got in the way. Both men had the chance to see that their actions would lead to a tragic ending
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of text that could date back thousands of years. Many times‚ because of the different dialects and time periods‚ the style of writing can confuse modern audiences and the main message authors wanted their audience to understand may not get across. Oedipus Rex and Endgame are two completely different types of plays that were written more than 2000 years apart. While many people may not see a correlation between the two types of plays‚ they both have one thing in common- the importance of understanding
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Shakespeare both address this dilemma in their plays Oedipus and Othello. Through their nobility‚ their tragic flaws‚ the fall these flaws cause‚ and the suffering and wisdom they derive from these falls‚ Oedipus and Othello reveal the true character of the tragic hero and show the devastating consequences of pride. Both Oedipus and Othello are distinguished by nobility: Oedipus by birth and deed and Othello by a distinguished career. Oedipus is the son of King Laius and Jocasta his wife‚ the king
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Is Too Much Pride Bad for Your Health? In literature‚ the tragic heroes Oedipus and Othello allow the pride they have to cause their own demise by putting too much emphasis on the lives they have created for themselves. Oedipus‚ who blinds himself after finding out he has killed his birth father and married his birth mother‚ refuses to believe he has truly fulfilled his fate because he is so proud of what he has accomplished since he left Corinth. Othello demonstrates his pride by believing that
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Appearance vs. Reality In the novels‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ and Little Women by Louisa May Alcott‚ the characters experience appearance vs. reality in many different ways. The most predominant ways would be‚ trying to be someone different‚ lies‚ and Protection. Both Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye‚ and the girls from Little Women‚ experience that things are not always as they first seem to be. Firstly‚ Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye‚ and Marmee
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Okonkwo and Oedipus are two different people from two different cultures‚ but they are both tragic heroes. In the stories‚ Okonkwo and Oedipus are very important people and rules in their society. Granted‚ Okonkwo does not rule alone and Oedipus did. Like true tragic heroes they have a fall from grace. For one of the two‚ the fall drives him to his death. Both of these men were leaders of their community. Even though Okonkwo didn’t rule by himself‚ he was still a very important man to his tribe
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Oedipus the King‚ also known as Oedipus Rex‚ was one of the greatest tragedies written by Sophocles in the fifth century. The Theban legend is about King Laius and Queen Jocasta. After their son was born‚ an oracle came forth and told them that their son was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. The King and Queen then decided that this baby boy should not live any longer. They would abandon this baby on a mountainside with his feet cruelly pierced so that he could not crawl to safety
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