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…Irony is an important part in Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles. The play revolves around two attempts to change fate: Jocasta and Laius’s killing of Oedipus at birth and Oedipus’s flight from Corinth. In both occasions, an oracle’s prophecies come true…

…There is still a great debate on who is, in fact, the true tragic hero in Sophocles' Antigone. Many hold that it must be Antigone, herself; after all, the play does bear her name. I conclude that she is the actual heroine, for she perfectly exemplifies…

…The tragedy of Sophocles’s Oedipus the King is problematic because Sophocles did not provide a clear way to judge the actions of Oedipus. Sophocles in the play presented a conventional truth in which Oedipus like a detective sought out Laius…

…, like Sophocles’ Antigone, have transformed through the centuries. Shakespeare’s King Lear displays a blatant evolution of character, theme, and plot structure. This, in turn, caused a revolution in the genre, providing a new audience with new interests…

…deteriorated. Antigone was written by Sophocles. He did an excellent job of showing how absolute power will corrupt absolutely. Using Creon's utmost authority, Sophocles told of how everything he once stood for had crumbled. Antigone begins by telling…

…, or is it what we know is acceptable? Antigone is one of the earliest records of the conflict between Natural law and Positive law. Sophocles exposes these two philosophical standpoints and their respective moral and political aspects by way of the two main…

…Comparative Essay Comparative Essay Oedipus the King and King Lear The Theme of Blindness March 22, 2000 BJ Wheatley In Sophocles and Shakespearean terms, blindness means a completely different thing. Blindness can…

…unique plays demonstrate life as a beneficiary of initiation in which failed initiation through the characters flaws leads to the character’s unfortunate fate and thus his downfall. Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, intriguingly explains the theme…

…Novel Analysis of The Oedipus Trilogy Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus Tyrannus as it is in Latin, could be what we call today a Freudian work of literature. The Oedipus Trilogy was originally written by Sophocles and is meant to be told in a story-telling…

…Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, (as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald), is replete with dramatic devices - one of which is known as Sophoclean Irony. Sophoclean Irony can be divided into two terms: unconscious and conscious irony…