Oedipus Rex 9) Write down at least three similarities and three differences between these two plays. Both King Lear and Oedipus Rex have similarities as well as differences. There are many ways in which the two plays can be linked however there are also comparisons between the plays as a whole, the characters, themes and imagery. King Lear and Oedipus Rex are both tragedies which involve a tragic ending for both protagonists Lear and Oedipus. Lear dies at the end showing remorse for disowning
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desire to protect one’s community from harm, caused many leaders to make ill-advised and dogmatic decisions, despite the advice of others. Antigone placed family honor above all traits. And what a family to honor! As the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone has had an inauspicious start to life. Antigone is alsoengaged to Creon’s son, Haemon which only intensifies the conflict, as Haemon is torn between his father and his wife, ultimately leading to Haemon’s suicide following a conflict with
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Oedipus of Sophocles is an unprecedented artful culmination made by an unfathomable poet and playwright. This play symbolizes for the human wickedness and hopelessness that some may struggle with. The anguish of the human soul, the immaculateness and guilt, wisdom out of suffering and fate that chooses various things paying little mind to how we fight to change it. Oedipus finds out about his terrible predetermination from the Delphic prophet and getaways from Corinth. In any case, instead of getting
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Some people in this world have a hard time making up their mind, whether it is a choice of where to eat or deciding if you want to go to that party or not. Antigone is a story of two brothers whose father committed suicide, and there was no way to get a new king unless someone fought. Both of the brothers died and the new king was the brothers’ uncle, Creon. Creon made a law that no one shall bury the body of Polynices, the brother who fought against the kingdom. Antigone and Ismene, the sisters
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describe a daughter’s attraction to her father. Sigmund Freud, a very famous psychologists, was very interested in this complex. Oedipus Complex acquired its name from the greek mythological character named Oedipus. Oedipus is the child of Laius and Jocasta in the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King. This Greek tragedy was written by Sophocles in 429 B.C. This tragedy follows the character Oedipus who becomes the king of Thebes. However, he is given the fate to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus
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I plan on verbally summarizing all of the information on my slides instead of reading them word for word. In some places, I may add in more details (EX: where I mention Creon’s reason for not burying Polynices, but don’t actually say what his reason was), but I will generally try to shorten the blocks of information that I currently have. For slides that aren’t introductions to characters, I will probably read most of what is on the slide, just so that I don’t miss any important details that contribute
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that this action causes the beginning of his demise. Oedipus’s ego also hurts him when he pleas for Tiresias to reveal who Laius’s murder is. Tiresias mentions that although Oedipus has his eyesight, it is the same that blinds him from the truth. Jocasta is also confident that the prophecy the oracle made regarding Laius’s murder was wrong since he was killed by a band of thieves and not his son. She is proved wrong once she realizes that Oedipus is in fact her on and that he was the one that killed
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What would you consider a hero? Someone who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding and noble qualities? Would you consider a hero typically a man or woman? Well, in this case it is a woman. In the play Antigone, Antigone is well known for becoming a hero because she was willing to sacrifice her own life, doing what she believed was the right thing to do. In the play, Antigone believes in the power of law and tradition. Even though King Creon orders that the traitor, Polynices should not
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In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, the protagonist Hamlet shows a negative view towards the women in his life. He considers the fact that his mother, Gertrude, remarried so quickly after his father’s death an act of betrayal towards himself and his father. Hamlet also feels betrayed by Ophelia following her father authority by agreeing to stay away from Hamlet despite admitting of her love. Hamlet perceives both these women as fragile and too reliant on the men in their lives, he expresses this
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truth about their upbringing, Oedipus should have listened to the advice of several people throughout his journey since they were trying to protect him from discovering he was the murderer of his own father, yet giving the knowledge he asked for. Jocasta, Oedipus’s wife, attempted to shield him the “knowledge of who” he was. Also, throughout the play, Oedipus is displayed as one who influenced the form his downfall was to occur. He turns his own life into a puzzle/riddle, similar to the one previously
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