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…Antigone: A Martyr, a Masochist, and a Victim of Tyranny The play “Antigone” written by Sophocles takes, place in the 400's B.C. in the town of Thebes, Greece. When Antigone hears her brother shall not have a proper burial, she breaks the king’s…

…Antigone: A Martyr, a Masochist, and a Victim of Tyranny The play “Antigone” written by Sophocles takes, place in the 400's B.C. in the town of Thebes, Greece. When Antigone hears her brother shall not have a proper burial, she breaks the king’s…

…, and who proves his superiority by doing great deeds of valor, strength, or intellect. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex the main character Oedipus possesses these characteristics of a true hero, which in turn lead to his self-destruction. In the beginning…

…. She believes that if it is a crime, it is a crime that God commands. The wisest factor to help determine whom the “real” tragic hero trusts the title of the play. Sophocles named the play after her for a reason. After all, Sophocles is the author of many…

…Literary historians believe that the idea of the tragic hero probably originated with Sophocles, a classical greek dramatist; although the greeks never actually used the term "tragic hero" (Knox, 1-2).Antigone, written by Sophocles, represents…

…It takes a lot of courage to stand up and defend an action or idea that is forbidden by society. This is what Antigone does in Sophocles\' tragic play Antigone. She clearly disobeys King Creon\'s order that no person should bury Antigone\'s brother…

…According to the ancient Greeks and Aristotle the hero is a person who possesses superior qualities of mind and body, and who proves his superiority by doing great deeds of valor, strength, or intellect. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex the main character…

…Antigone is a very tragic story written by a Greek author named Sophocles involving many deaths because of one man, Creon. Creon was lead to his downfall because of his own actions and arrogance making him the tragic hero in story of Antigone. A tragic…

…Different translations of Oedipus the King Sophocles was one of the great Greek play writes of all time. He wrote many Greek plays, but only seven seemed to survive over 2400 years. One of his most famous plays was part of a trilogy. The reader must…

…, this strength! The strength of the Romans," exclaimed Jenny Gaitanapoulou, the veteran Cypriot actress who plays Jocasta, the mother/wife of Oedipus. Oepidus Rex, is the first of a trilogy of Sophocles' tragedies in the Colosseum during the European summer…