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…The Correlation Between Wisdom and Suffering in Regard to the Physical and Emotional Scars of John Grady Cole and Oedipus Throughout the storylines of Cormac Mcarthy’s All the Pretty Horses and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, the protagonists…

…Greek citizen in order to be commemorated with great honor and respect. Such virtues can be found in both Pericles’ “Funeral Speech”, and Sophocles’ Antigone, two of Athens’ most renowned historical accounts that display both the social and literary realms…

…theory is set to incorporate every aspect of Sophocles' great play.…

…In Oedipus the King the masterpiece of Sophocles according to many critics something unpleasent is predicted and personal concerned try to avert and think themselves safer but thogh surprising moral way the prediction is fulfilled the oracle of Apollo…

…him to “wear on open mind.” The rest of the debate supports the fact that Sophocles seems to favor Haemon’s views on political authority. The playwright makes the reader side with Haemon due to justice and reason. For example, by comparing Creon…

…In Antigone, Sophocles presents the downfall of a Homeric king and the consequences of his unjust acts. His vision was blinded by his pride, loyalty and patriotism to the state. The values that he followed were set in stone, characterized by his…

…“The penalty- stoning to death in the public square (line 24-25).” This is the edict declare by Creon for anyone who would bury Polyneices, a traitor to the city of Thebes. In Sophocles’ tragedy, Antigone, Antigone is the one who dared to break…

…Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is the definition of Greek tragedy. All elements of Greek tragedy can be found in Oedipus Rex. The main character, Oedipus, King of Thebes, is a male of noble birth with noble characteristics. He is brave, "You saved us from…

…The actors and the chorus - Costumes and scenic appearance The actors At first in dithyrambous, there were no actors. Thespis was the poet who imported the first hypocrite, Aeschylos the second and Sophocles the third one. Besides these actors, who…

…Othello is to the army and to the war. The same kind of position can be seen in Oedipus the King because Oedipus is king and is respected by the people of Thebes. "King Oedipus, the sovereign of our land…(Sophocles 5)." This quote shows the importance…