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…by Sophocles, entitled Antigone, the hero, Antigone, shows, what is called, bad citizenship. How is this? Why is she being a bad citizen? The setting of this dramatic play is in a fictional kingdom known as Thebes. This kingdom is basically run by a set of rules…

…According to Sophocles, “The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.” In other words, desire, greed, pride, love, and hate, all of these emotions come from a human’s mind that is the real cause of sorrows. A human’s greatest enemy is itself. I…

…and/or families/relatives. However, the knowledge gained through the investigation and mystery could be more important than the answer itself. In Sophocles's "Oedipus Rex" the king is faced with this same dilemma. This search/investigation for an answer illuminates…

…has continued to evolve over time because its theme of the universal timeless impulse of revenge strikes responsive chords in society at large thus composers have always been drawn to this genre. Indeed, Euripides' play 'Medea', 'Electra' by Sophocles, Mel…

…and Pythagoras, because of poets like Homer and dramatists like Sophocles. In two thousand years all our generals and politicians may be forgotten, but Einstein and Madame Curie and Bernard Shaw and Stravinsky will keep the memory of our age alive. Literature helps us…

…. There they look over the cliffs at the beautiful ocean, the moon is full and bright, and the night-air is calm and peaceful. She thinks that she is going to this romantic place to be wooed by this man. Instead he turns to her and talks to her about Sophocles. She…

…Creon as the Tragic Hero In “Antigone” written by Sophocles, Creon is the tragic hero. Creon is the tragic hero because of his error in judgement, stubborn way of ruling Thebes, his change, and all the tragedy brought on by his actions. Although…

…, you will bring / a breed of children into the light no man can bear to see - / you will kill your father, the one who gave you life! Sophocles 611 Oedipus then said, "I heard all that and ran. I abandoned Corinth, / from that day on I gauged its landfall…

…In this paper I will present an interpretation of the Play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. 'Compare and contrast the views of Oedipus and Queen Iocaste as to the validity of uncontrollable fate, and oracles being able to see the future…

…Text-Based Argument #1: Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus is a story in which a city (Thebes) and its people have a problem and ask their King (Oedipus) to solve the problems, which face them, and get life back to normal…