To what extent do Euripides and Sophocles portray women as the cause of tragedy in Medea‚ Hippolytus‚ Oedipus The King and Antigone? Women in the plays of both Euripides and Sophocles is a subject of much debate‚ indeed it seems as though people’s view on these female characters may well have changed over time for nearly two and a half thousand years have passed since the plays themselves were written. And no doubt people’s views‚ particularly with regards to women‚ have changed. One could say
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In the novel Oedipus The King‚ written by Sophocles‚ Oedipus‚ the main character had many personalities as well as problems. He had great confidence in himself than had anger problems‚ made hasty decisions throughout the play‚ and lost all of his confidence to the very end. Oedipus was sent away as a newborn away from Thebes due to a prophecy. He was sent out to die with metal stakes in his ankles but a shepherd took him and gave him to the King Polybus ruler of Corinth. Oedipus heard King Polybus
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Not a man on earth can see a day ahead‚ groping through the dark. Better to live at random‚ best we can.” (lines 1068-1072) The themes of fate and light and darkness are prominent in Oedipus Rex‚ a play written in ancient Greece by the famous poet Sophocles. Oedipus was a powerful Greek king and was notable for his compassion‚ sense of justice and his swiftness of thought and action. Unfortunately for him‚ his life fell ill when the prophecy of his birth came true. Throughout the play‚ the audience
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Oedipus is chosen to be king because unlike many citizens in Thebes he solves the Sphinx riddle. However‚ he becomes blind with the riddle of his own life as he is trying to understand it. By examining Sophocles’ use of irony‚ we can see that Oedipus’s fatal flaw is blindness to his own truth. Sophocles’ makes Oedipus’s intelligence visible to us as he solves the Sphinx riddle but unfortunately‚ Oedipus demonstrates to be book smart but not street smart. It is stated by Teiresias he tells Oedipus "Listen
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Dasia M. Thomas March 12‚ 2011 2nd The Greek tragedies‚ “Medea” and “Antigone” are best understood when studied in terms of the central conflict and the resolution. Both “Antigone’ and “Medea” were written in the beginning of the sixth century B.C. in Greece‚ and are similar tragic Greek plays. “Antigone” takes place in the city of Thebes‚ and the protagonist is Antigone‚ daughter of Oedipus. Antigone faces an external conflict; she struggles with the new King‚ her uncle Creon‚ as she strives
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There are two ways I can see to approach this question. The first the opinion of the chorus about the specific character of Creon and the second is the more general observation that the chorus makes concerning the abstract "man" at the start of the play. Both are simple enough to answer‚ but I will begin with the general. First‚ I should note that Creon is an excellent representation of a symbolic man. He holds power‚ acts with distinct awareness of his masculinity‚ and is otherwise free. While
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Civil disobedience A woman executed for burying her brother’s body. Thousands of citizens denied the right to vote because of the complexion of their skin. Millions of men‚ women‚ and children tortured and murdered due to their beliefs. Strong and powerful governments should not tolerate this complete absence of human rights. Civilians deserve the right to oppose a prideful or biased leader’s ideas if they contradict their beliefs. People should be able to stand up to their government officials
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As Creon made decisions and orders towards the body‚ Antigone also stood for herself and made here own decisions. First‚ at those times it was very rare that a woman would speak out‚ because they didn’t have the chance to say what was in their minds and express themselves. In other words‚ it was very rare that a woman was caught in some type of trouble. Also‚ woman had any importance or value in the ancient Greek society. At those times men were superior to the woman. Therefore‚ they were the only
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There have been millions of tragedies written throughout the ages. One finely written example of this is Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. In this tale‚ Oedipus is the ruler of Thebes and the city is suffering from a plague. Oedipus sent his brother-in-law Creon to the “Pythian halls of Phoebus” to talk to the oracle about how to rid themselves of the plague. Creon reports back and tells the ruler that once they find the killer of the previous king‚ they will be free of this curse. Through a strange turn
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I do not think Creon is a bad ruler. Creon is presented as a very stubborn ruler for Thebes. I think he goes wrong with not being able to see all aspects of not wanting to bury Polynices. Polynices was not just a traitor that tied with other countries‚ to attack his brother in order to become the king of Thebes. Creon fails to recognize the familial ties between Antigone and her brother Polynices. Antigone just wants her brother to have a proper burial. Creon rules that anyone who tries to give
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