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…How does the concept of fate operate within the tragedy text? To answer this question, I have studied the concept of fate in The Oedipus Trilogy, by Sophocles. References are made to all three plays, with Oedipus the King being analysed…

…that the state and the individual will inevitably disagree on some issues, who suffers in the end? Through their writings, Plato and Sophocles outline two sides of this issue. In Euthyphro, The Apology, and Crito Plato expresses a view of the state as flawed…

…. He wrote his last two plays, Bacchae and Iphigenia in Aulis, while staying at the court of King Archelaus of Macedonia. At Euripides’s death, his rival Sophocles instructed the actors to wear mourning dress in a play he was presenting. Euripides…

…To suggest that in Sophocles' Antigone, Antigone gets what she wants and Creon gets what he deserves is clearly a contentious statement. On a simplistic level this may seem to be the case: Antigone gets the burial of her brother which she desires from…

…Antigone A Tragic Hero In Literature In the short ancient Greek play entitled, Antigone by Sophocles the reader is introduced to many basic themes and most significantly the prime example of a "tragic hero" in literature, which is exceptionally well…

…are in certain plays. In the plays of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles, this mystery exist. Would the antagonist in the play Antigone, be Antigone herself, or is it the character of Creon? Is Juliet the antagonist in Romeo and Juliet…

…In Oedipus the King, Sophocles utilizes the chorus to function as the embodiment of the reasoning process. Throughout the play, the chorus’ personality gradually evolves as information pertaining to Oedipus becomes disclosed. The progression…

…Amy Guy English 2nd Hr. November 22, 1999 Compare/contrast Oedipus and Creon as Leaders In the plays Oedipus of Rex and Antigone by Sophocles, Oedipus and Creon exert similar characteristics as leaders that ultimately result…

…in such a way that both characters are victims, despite their crimes. The tragedy of Sophocles' Antigone is scaled down in this play to the dimensions of a human drama. After the defeat of the seven princes who attack Thebes, Creon, the new king, forbids…

…continually. All of the great Grecian playwrights -- Sophocles, Euripedes, Aristophenes -- dealt with the women's issue. All of them argued, in their various ways, that the women of Greece were not nearly as incapable and weak as the culture believed them…