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…Characterization of Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex was written by Sophocles (496-406 BC), a Greek playwright. It is the first play in a trilogy about a tragic hero, King Oedipus. Oedipus is a complex character with many different characteristics. A few…

…fate. The use of literary devices in this play such as irony, metaphor, and reversal of situation in this play help to weave Sophocles’ masterpiece tragedy in to a work of art to be appreciated for centuries to come. The literary artwork of Oedipus Rex makes…

…Tragic Hero By reading Sophocles’, Antigone, one may think that the name of the play should be Creon instead; this is because his tragedy is the axis of the work. It is also clear that he is a tragic character, but not the only tragic…

…positioned in society by the renowned play write Sophocles, his supporters, and followers. Greece was a key point on the time line of Cultural and Artistic development, and the results are not opaque in today’s modern world. What would we be without…

…Kevin Klinger Humanities Sept. 25 2001 Moral Issues In Oedipus Rex The play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, deals with a variety of moral issues of the time. Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father and marries his mother. The play deals…

…Antigone, written by Sophocles, is one of the three dramatic plays with a tragic ending. There are many themes in this play, however in order to understand this play in depth, there are three major themes the reader must identify. These themes…

…in Greece at this time. Aeschylus, also know as the father of tragedy, who added a second actor to the original style of the genre, while also reducing the size of the chorus. Sophocles added a third actor and grew the beautiful language used by the performers…

…Grief is a keen mental suffering or distress due to affliction or loss. Grief is also an emotion that affects all mankind. Sophocles, a Greek dramatist, as he said “the greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.” Putting off asking a girl…

…is a very young girl. She is betrothed, but unmarried. Athenian girls (yes, I know Antigone was a Theban! There are theories that say the Theban setting of the three plays is relevant, that Sophocles was portraying the "other" society, but I don't think so…

…In Sophocles’ Oedipus The King, Oedipus, the main character who kills his father and marries his mother, undoubtedly qualifies as a tragic hero. According to Aristotle’s definition, a tragic hero must be “highly renowned and prosperous.” Oedipus was the King…