Sophocles’ tragedy, Oedipus the King, though written in the 5th Century B.C., has continued to influence popular culture, even in this modern era. Every year new literature, theater, and screenplays are written with one or more of the elements of Oedipus the King. These elements include blindness, prophecy, hubris, and attempting to outwit fate. One ...
Characters Oedipus- King of Thebes Creon- brother of Jocasta Jocasta- wife of Oedipus Tiresias- blind prophet Prologue Oedipus asks the priest why the people seem so worried. The priest tells Oedipus that Thebans are becoming poverty-stricken due to bad crops, sick animals, babies dying in the womb, and the fever demon overtaking the city. They ...
In the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King written by Sophocles, the antagonist is fate. The theme of fate is deeply intertwined in the plot. In this play, all meet their fate despite trying to escape it. Two characters bring about a fate worse than their original fate as punishment for trying to cheat fate. The ...
In Euripides, “Bacchae,” several archetypes are portrayed by the characters. Perhaps the most evident is the shadow archetype, present in Agave, Pentheus’ mother. She fits this archetype as, under the Bacchic spells of Dionysus, she loses her identity as a mother as well as her inhibitions as a woman, exemplifying the primitive brutality or dark ...
Supporting characters in plays and other works of literature often play an important role, not only in advancing the storyline, but in revealing things about the other characters. Tiresias in Oedipus the King is no exception. Tiresias serves many roles in the play, among them, his place as a father figure and the “Wise old ...
Sophocles’ “Oedipus The King” has been enjoyed by audiences and readers for over two thousand years in part because he so skillfully incorporates symbolism, irony and paradox into the play. Sophocles uses symbolism to help the reader further appreciate the plot of the play. Perhaps the most infamous symbolic act committed in all of literature ...
In the Greek play Antigone, we are faced with a conflict between religious or moral law vs. state or human law, represented by the equally proud and stubborn Antigone (the rebel) and Creon (king or state ruler). Antigone considers god’s decrees and her own family duties towards her two brothers more important than any of ...
In the play of Oedipus Rex, hubris is a commonly used motif throughout. Hubris is a dangerous characteristic, and it is clearly found in the main character, Oedipus. From the beginning to the end of the play, Oedipus experiences problems as a result of his hubris. The characters and their actions are all in some ...
The Greek drama Antigone, written by Sophocles in the fifth century, is a play about how far a sister will go to honor her recently deceased brother. It seems that the king of Thebes, Oedipus, had two sons: Eteocles and Polyneices. Eteocles drove Polyneices out of Thebes into Argos after their father passed away. Polyneices ...
Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is the tale of a tragic hero, as defined by Aristotle. This book is the story of a king who learns that he has done a terrible deed through his own folly. He is consequently punished. This classic story teaches the lesson that pride and other sins come before a fall. ...
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