Spenser Pulleyking 1436071 University of Tulsa HON-1003-02 The Many Faces of Electra: Aeschylus and Sophocles 1385 Words Dr. Avi Mintz While Helen of Troy might have had a face that launched a thousand ships‚ Electra of Argos had a face that launched a thousand stories. Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides‚ three famous ancient Greek playwrights from the 4th and 5th Century BCE‚ all produced their own versions of Electra’s story that survive to this day. While
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for the truth is a theme that exists in literature of all kinds. The desire for the truth and the journey to reach it is what caused the fall of Adam and Eve in the ancient Hebrew creation story. It is also the same force that cursed Oedipus in Sophocles’ play. Newfound knowledge plagues Charlie in Flowers for Algernon and Job’s sudden epiphany in The Book of Job would come at the cost of his family and his fortune. The reason the search for truth is so common in stories both old and new‚ is its
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Oedipus Tragic Flaw Oedipus Rex is a story about a tragic hero that has a flaw that helps and harms him‚ he is flawed from the start brought him about his own actions and he is a leader that faces a tragic end with honor. The author of this book is Sophocles Oedipus flaw was his pride .During this story Oedipus was very ignorant toward the people around him because he didn’t want to believe that what they were saying was true. He started making assumptions that were outrageous; this proves that he
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Pg.4) to understand ‘the world about them‚ their fellow men and their Gods.’ (Michael Walton‚ J; The Greek Sense of Theatre‚ Pg.4) Sophocles was one of the playwrights within 430BCE. Sophocles wrote approximately 120 plays in total however‚ only 7 survived‚ one in which is the Greek tragedy ‘Oedipus’. ‘Oedipus’ is considered to be Sophocles’ ‘masterpiece’. Sophocles writes upon personal and complex themes‚ in which represent things which happen in everyday life‚ we can see this within ‘Oedipus’
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“The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple” (Oscar Wilde). On the surface things can seem rather simple and straightforward‚ but when looking in depth at things‚ they are almost never what they seem to be. In Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus decides that to end the plague he must avenge the death of Laius‚ the former king of Thebes. Without any information about Laius’ death‚ Oedipus became angry and sent a curse down on the murderer. Tiresias‚ a prophet‚ soon revealed to
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“It is my nature to join in love‚ not hate.”(~~~~~~~~~~). The main theme in Antigone is doing what you believe is right‚ Antigone does this by going against the law to give her brother a hero’s burial. Antigone is the tragic hero in Antigone by Sophocles for doing what was right. 1st body Once Creon declares that polyneices won’t have a hero’s burial‚ Antigone acts immediately‚ she knows that her brother deserves a burial and she was ready to break the law in order to make sure it happened. Ismene
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What if someone knew something about you that you did not? What if your poor self control and horrid temper led you to your death? In Oedipus The King‚ by Sophocles‚ Oedipus begins life with a prophesied future‚ set in stone by the gods. Oedipus is unwillingly and unconsciously forced to kill his father‚ betroth his mother‚ and live the remainder of his life in expatriation. Oedipus depletes his life attempting to find his given place in the universe‚ by endeavoring to discover his past‚ and his
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In today’s society‚ there are a lot of fine lines between moral and immoral‚ as well as fine lines between what is socially acceptable and what is not. From a moral and societal outlook‚ Antigone is a character that seems deaf to reason while Ismene is a character that seems much too easily swayed by reason. Antigone is too headstrong for her own good. The only opinion that matters is hers; no one’s words could make her change her outlook on life and death. Antigone is so hell-bent on burying one
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Period three (3) September 13‚ 2011 Antigone 1. What has happened to the two brothers and what does Ismene mean by the phrase “by doubled hand”? | They fought each other to see who would become king. The phrase Ismene used “by doubled hand” meant that by killing themselves‚ they killed each other. | 2. Why does Antigone suggest that she would be a traitor if she complied with the law? | Due to the fact that it would not be fair to only bury the brother whom was “welcome” in the city
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with warning‚ this man still went on with his nose in the air doubting anyone’s reasoning but his own‚ he believed what he says was best so what he decided asking went‚ in reality‚ his cognitive thinking only lead to tragedy. The story Antigone by Sophocles‚ exemplifies the moral that human pride can be vicious and destructive. Chiefly‚ Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ has a strong part in upholding this lesson. Haimon claims‚ “It is wrong‚ if I am wrong. But I am young‚ and right.” (Line 10‚ pg. 794) In this
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