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…Oedipus: The Tragic Hero (#3) In "Oedipus the King," Sophocles concocts one of the most famous and intricate characters of Greek drama. A tragic hero, Oedipus' desire for self-discovery and understanding inevitably leads to his tragic…

…Oedipus Rex, a play by Sophocles, is about a king named Oedipus, who tries to escape his fate. When Oedipus hears the story of the previous king’s death, it seems familiar somehow. After time and investigation Oedipus realizes that fate has finally…

…including that of Sophocles as well as 20th century author Eugene O’Neill. Antinous introduces power when he tests Telemachus’s capacity to reign. He mockingly acknowledged the prince’s right to rule but he hopes that Zeus will never make him king of Ithaca…

…Throughout Sophocles' play, Oedipus Rex, destruction, gloom, and devastation transpire. Fate and Oedipus are intertwined. The fate in which Oedipus was born, is now his greatest enemy. Throughout all his pain and suffering, Oedipus acquires temperateness…

…Throughout the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, we are presented with various themes and ideas about the ancient way of life. Some of these themes stand out more than others. One thing that struck me in this play is the theme of death. Should…

….” Meyers qualifies his statements with evidence taken from Sophocles’ play Philoctetes, Plato’s dialogues, and more recent works by Nietzche and Thomas Mann. Meyers’ article beautifully illustrates the irony in modern and ancient culture’s thoughts towards…

…of consequences, the character takes responsibility for their actions, thus solving the conflict through self-sacrifice. By these standards, the title character of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” is the epitome of the archetypal tragic hero. The play begins set…

…of Enlightenment the idea of God-controlled fate was finally challenged with the notion of self-fulfilled destiny; until then, men turned to prophets and oracles. In the play Oedipus, by Sophocles, there was a ongoing synergy between fate and knowledge…

…Creon is the tragic hero in the play Antigone by Sophocles. A tragic hero must a major character that shows high rank and is generally respected as courageous. The character shows nobility but has a fatal flaw or fatal flaw in judgment. The tragic hero…

…character because we feel pity and fear for her. Sophocles wrote this play so we, the audience, would feel sorry for the protagonist, Antigone. We feel pity for her because she is being punished by King Creon, sentenced to death, standing up for what she…