The women characters in Sophocles’ Oedipus and Antigone were portrayed in many ways. Each character had her own way of interacting and dealing with the men in her life. Each character is able to be compared against Pericles’ ideal of Athenian womanhood. Many of these women show traits that contrast immensely with this ideal of ...
Lesson Plan Topic The application of the various tragic literary terms discussed to the tragic play, Oedipus Rex. Lesson Plan Objectives 1. After having discussed to various critics’ definitions of tragic hero and tragic flaw, the students will understand and identify the differences and similarities between the various critics’ definitions on a short answer quiz. ...
Tragedy has changed considerably since it was created by the ancient Greek dramatists. In The Poetics Aristotle essentially lay down a groundwork of rules for writing what he had come to view as the ideal tragedy; at the same time he give indications of how a less than ideal tragedy might be conceived. Several factors ...
In The Poetics of Aristotle, translated by Preston H. Epps, tragedy is defined as “an imitation, through action rather than narration, of a serious, complete, and ample action, …in which imitation there is also effected through pity and fear its catharsis of these similar emotions.” Aristotle believed there were six elements that comprised a tragedy: ...
Sophocles’ tragedy “Oedipus the King” is considered by most to be the greatest tragedy ever written. Even in his own time, Sophocles won the Dionysia Festival over twenty times, a feat that shows just how well expected he was. In order to follow the play, it’s helpful to know the back story. King Laius, ruler ...
Oedipus’ promise to the people of Thebes proves to be his undoing when his and others’ actions in the past cause him to lose everything that he holds dear. While Oedipus’ search for the truth ultimately leads to his downfall, Sigmund Freud took a different meaning from this classic tragedy, and developed several theories that ...
In 441 B.C. a well known playwright by the name Sophocles wrote the Greek tragedy entitled Antigone. Sophocles was an undisputed master in writing the Greek tragedy; in fact, he has six others that survived and are studied today. Even though only seven remain today, Sophocles was believed to write over 100 plays in all. ...
Before explaining what, exactly, Freud meant by the Oedipus complex, one must first become familiar with the myth on which his now famous complex is based. Oedipus, who was the son of Laius and Jocasta, was a member of a family who had been cursed. Because of the curses of Pelops, Oedipus was destined to ...
Ancient Egypt is known for great pharaohs and amazing rituals. An advanced people for their time, who had not only a culture, but a spoken and written language. Their belief in the after life, and the elaborate tombs that were created to help their deceased successfully crossover. These amazing monuments still stand today, the pyramids ...
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