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…NOTE- this essay is about Sophocles' earlierst of the three Theban play called the Anitgone. the focus is on the character traits of the main chatacters of the play, most especially of antigone and creon. it begins with a general introduction the greek…

…forefathers and parents, some to good homes and some to abusive ones. And after one single joyful night live, we are compelled to praise this arrangement and consider ourselves lucky.” Sophocles, Fragment 583 from terus. A scorned wife spoke this in one…

…“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Sophocles, there was a character named Kreon, the antagonist, who was the king of Thebes. Thebes was an autocratic…

…themes and depict certain literary devices. Literary devices are used in mostly all literary works, as they can help reveal pertinent information and also move the story along. In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the minor character of Tiresias…

…, illustrious characters, evident in the speech of the priest, a significant person in Sophocles' era: "Oedipus, our greatest power...we rate you first of men" (16, 41) Oedipus is the role-model, the mighty leader. Similarly, in Samson Agonistes, the chorus, which…

…(deuteragonistes) is in thanks to Aeschylus and the third (tritagonistes) to Sophocles. Greek drama was influenced by five playwrights over the 200 years following Thespis. The first three of these were tragedians. Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.), who not only composed…

…limitations and her inferiority of being a woman. In the Greek tragedy ³Antigone², by Sophocles; Antigone learns that King Creon has refused to give a proper burial for the slain Polyneices, brother of Ismene and Antigone. Infuriated by this injustice, Antigone…

…, the Greeks began work on the Parthenon, a great theatre. Also in the same year came Sophocles, who is probably the most known of the Greek playwrights. His famous trilogy, the Oedipus cycle , consists of Oedipus the king, oedipus at colonus, and Antigone…

…and destroy him. Second: The message of the play may, perhaps be in that there are some aspects of existence beyond our understanding, aspects that operate by principles outside our range of experience. If this is so, Sophocles seems to be describing the final…

…and is by no means perfect. Greeks tried to apply their civilized knowledge to art. Drama became a way for Greek ideology to be expressed. Sophocles, the father of Greek drama, really took advantage of this. He was able to voice his opinions and emphasize the ability…