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…to be someone close to Oedipus himself. Sophocles' audience knew the ancient story of Oedipus well, and would therefore interpret the greatness Oedipus exudes in the first scene as a tragic harbinger of his fall. Sophocles seizes every opportunity to exploit…

…truly is leads to his downfall. In the story of Oedipus Rex, Sophocles demonstrates that it is Oedipus who chooses his path, the one of ignorance rather than clarity, and in doing so; he must take responsibility for his actions, which lead to his tragic…

…of the author, Sophocles. Toward the end of the play, when the chorus attacks arrogance, Sophocles himself comes very close to speaking to Athens, citing its arrogance as cause for potential problems. The birds/ravines: Teiresias cites the flesh-eating birds…

…that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruency about the them, however, was an extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles drama, causing the reader to question…

…it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time later they seem to sway into the direction of Antigone and support her actions. This incongruency about the them, however, was an extremely interesting feature of this Sophocles drama, causing…

…of Shakespeare's famous tragedies, as well as, Sophocles's Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, the protagonists react in similar ways to prophesies told to them one by an oracle, and the other by three witches. It is however, not solely due to the actions…

…For the past millennia, many famous philosophers and writers have pondered upon the mysterious subject of destiny and fate. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is fated by the oracle of Apollo to murder his father and marry his mother. The story climaxes…

…, the world’s order is defined by men, and retributions for violations are meted out by the gods acting directly and through the manipulation of men. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King the order of the world is ambiguously defined and justice is returned to those…

…by Sophocles, starts off describing the famine, disease and poverty stricken Thebes. The town is in ruins because of a great error made by Oedipus. He had followed the specific prediction of the oracle he had originally tried so hard to change. This error being he…

…. “And she hates her children now, and feels no joy at seeing them.” (Oates, 292). In Antigone, one of the purposes of the chorus is to provide history to the audience. Although, Sophocles did change the structure a little. The first to enter the play…