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…. However, for Antigone, it is only the bond between siblings that prevails above the law. The love bond shared between Antigone and Haemon was a peculiar one. Antigone views marriage as death (Sophocles, 504-508). In lines 960-964, Antigone states “Had I…

…, and justifiably so. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles justifies the gods’ actions by dramatizing the effects of Oedipus choices to avoid his god-given predestined fate. Once Oedipus made the decision to avoid his fate, the gods then decided to punish him for his…

…Simply Fate Everyone likes to believe that they have control of their lives, but does one really and if not, does one have the power to change fate? In the plays, Oedipus the King and Antigone, by Sophocles, Oedipus, king of Thebs, tries to avoid his…

…Buena Vista de “Oedipus The King” Do you have a great understanding of “Oedipus the King”? The understanding provoked by reading this story is not accidental but intentional. Sophocles wants the reader to walk away…

…into wondrous works of brilliant art. The light that filled and transformed the plastic pegs closely parallel concepts of light and darkness found within the Gospel of John and in Sophocles' drama Antigone. The Gospel of John focuses on the profound meaning…

…Time is the flow of events in an irreversible sequence. It is an essential component to every piece of literature. Without time, the plot would cease to flow logically and comprehensibly. Time is especially important in Homer's The Odyssey and Sophocles…

…Although ancient Greece was a male-dominate society, Sophocles’ Antigone, portrays women as being strong and capable of making wise decisions. In this famous tragedy, Sophocles uses the characters Ismene and Antigone to show the different…

…to the reader because we can care less about her. Ismene, although weak and timid, is in the story to illustrate that Antigone is capable of being loved. "We are only women, We cannot fight with men, Antigone" (Sophocles 881). Another reason Ismene is incorporated…

…entire destiny. The great playwright Sophocles displays how unavoidable fate is in his famous work Oedipus the King. Oedipus is born with a horrible fate, and everything he does to hide from it makes it come true. Through a brilliant display of his…

…The Character of Antigone In the times when Sophocles wrote the tragic play Antigone, men believed that they were superior to women. Ismene, Antigone’s sister, acknowledged this belief when she stated, “Remind ourselves that we…