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…leads to the person's demise. One way a person attempts to avoid these truths are by blinding themselves, mentally. This mental blinding of oneself is shown in the play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. In this play, Oedipus seeks the killer of the former king…

…these illegal acts of murder and incest would be considered a criminal, yet Sophocles’s character, Oedipus, is not guilty of either crime. Prior to the birth of Oedipus, a prophecy was spoken over Laius and his wife Jocasta. They were told that their son would one…

…deaths, but he did die in spirit and character. He realized that he was wrong, and that the only way he thought he could relieve the realization of his actions was to kill himself; which never happened. Sophocles certainly didn't break "the norm…

…At one time in our lives there is a moment that we may think of ourselves as better than someone or something else. There may also be a point when making a decision leads to a great error in judgment. In the play Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles…

…in literature. One of these is in the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Creon asks “Did he look like a man in his right mind?” In this quote, located on page 26 in Scene II of the play, Creon is asking the Choragos if Oedipus was sane when he charged Creon…

…lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men’s lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero’s downfall because of a tragic flaw…

…Throughout the play Antigone, written by Sophocles, Creon makes errors in judgment that eventually leads to the death of his wife, son, and Antigone. His headstrong and obstinate way of ruling is what causes his own demise. He believes that he…

…to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero's downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero.         In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of worldly matters…

…were not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men’s lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero’s downfall because…

…not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men’s lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero’s downfall because of a tragic flaw…