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…he decided to kill Antigone right away in front of Haimon’s eyes. “’Just understand: You don’t insult me and go off laughing. Bring her here! Let him see her. Kill her here, beside her bridegroom’” (Sophocles 919-921). This was too much for Haimon to take…

…with no conclusion of who the real tragic hero of the play is. Sophocles might’ve done this purposely in the play to keep the audience on their toes. I have made my own judgments also, based on what I have researched of this work by Sophocles. Antigone is widely…

…of determining inheritance through burial rites, and their ability to influence men through their physical sensuality. The exploration of women’s loss of their power over burial rights and their use of their physical attractiveness to influence men in Sophocles…

…." There are obvious parallels between Pericles' and Lincoln's speeches. They both set out to accomplish the same thing just in different ways. Another famous writer and scholar with a similar view of Athenian society, Sophocles, chose to voice his opinion through…

…The different portrayals of female characters Antigone and Lysistrata illustrate the fundamental nature of the proper Athenian woman. Sophocles' Antigone allows the reader to see that outrage over social injustices does not give women the excuse to rebel…

…“You mock my blindness? Let me tell you this. You with your precious eyes, you’re blind to the corruption of your life, to the house you live in, those you live with…” Tiresias (469-472) In the story Oedipus the King, Sophocles demonstrates the imagery…

…Oedipus The King Even though Oedipus the King didn’t detail all of Oedipus’ adventures, I thought it was a good book. I think it was smart of Sophocles to pick out the most significant, life altering phase in Oedipus’ life to bring to the stage. I…

…Blindness in "Oedipus the King" In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King", one of the main themes is blindness. The author uses physical blindness, as well as intellectual blindness to illustrate Oedipus' status as a tragic hero…

…Even though Oedipus the King didn’t detail all of Oedipus’ adventures, I thought it was a good book. I think it was smart of Sophocles to pick out the most significant, life altering phase in Oedipus’ life to bring to the stage. I also really…

…, Antigone vs. society, and Antigone vs. herself. In all conflicts showed feminism. In the conflict, Antigone vs. Creon, there was feminism, when Creon asked Antigone if what she did was true and she replied, “I do, I deny nothing,” (Sophocles Prologue 52). She…