Marjories N. Vasquez Mrs. Vazquezbello AP English Lang. 5 February 2018 Oedipus Rex Questions 1. A tragic hero‚ according to Aristotle‚ contains “anagnoris” a moment of important discovery as well as “catharsis‚” feelings of pity felt by the audience (“Tragic Hero”). Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is a true Greek tragedy because it accurately displays these characteristics. The most important discovery of the hero was the realization that he is the son of Laius and Jocasta. “O‚O‚O‚ they will all come‚ all
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enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2. "Consider‚ sister‚ how our father died‚/hated and infamous; how he brought to light/his own offenses.../Then‚ mother...did shame/violently on her life‚ with twisted cords [because she hung herself]/Third‚ our two brothers‚ on a single day
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Randy Mejia Mr. Saleeba English IV 12 March 2018 Alexander the Great One of history’s greatest military minds was a ruler from ancient Macedonia‚ Alexander the Great. Sometimes charismatic and ruthless‚ while other times diplomatic and bloodthirsty‚ his men were so loyal to him that they would die for him if necessary. Alexander influenced Asian and Greek culture so profoundly that a new historical epoch was inspired‚ the Hellenistic Period. Born to King Philip II‚ an impressive military leader who
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The Fall of Oedipus “Thebes is tossed in a murdering sea‚” cries out the priest towards the beginning of the play. Thebes is enwrapped in darkness‚ the houses are cursed‚ children are dying at birth‚ fruit is growing unhealthily‚ and no one can put an end to it. Creon enters with the message that the plague is a result of the fact that the murderer of Laius‚ the former ruler of Thebes‚ is in the city; he must be exiled in order for the plague to end. After hearing the news‚ Oedipus vows to find
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the end result is negative. Antigone’s willingness and stubbornness to bury her brother while accepting any consequences shows her true character. The play opens with Antigone discussing the burial of her deceased brother Polynices with her sister Ismene. Creon forbids anyone who buries the traitor of Thebes‚ yet Antigone ignores the punishment. Instead‚ Antigone braves through all of her hardships and decisions with her morals and set of values. She dies with pride and no regret since she believes
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Oedipus Study Guide 3 1. When does Jocasta realize that Oedipus is her son? A.when she finds out that king polybus is not the father of Oedipus 2. Describe how Oedipus and Creon are foils. A.Creon is not prideful and has a main focus on the city while oedipus is hubris and care about personal conflicts. 3. How is Oedipus humbled at the end of the play? He realized that he is not the man he believed himself to be and realized what he has he actually has a cursed life 4. Why is Oedipus
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“The Widow of Ephesus” And “Oedipus Rex” The soldier’s role in the short fiction story “The Widow of Ephesus” was assigned to keep watch of crosses so that nobody can remove the bodies of the thieves for burial. On this night he saw light blazing in tomb‚ where a widow was in grief crying over her husband body. The solider explained to the widow how “All men alike‚ he reminded her‚ have the same end; the same resting place awaits us all.” The solider continues to comfort the widow by giving her
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composition under Agathocles‚ Apollodorus‚ and Lasus of Hermione‚ following his initial instruction at home under Scopelinus‚ who may have been his father or uncle. Sandys says his parents were Daiaphantus and Cleodice. He returned to his homeland of Thebes at about age 20 when he started his career as a lyric poet. Pindar’s Lyric Poetry He is said to have been a contemporary of the poet Corinna‚ who beat him in poetic competition. Pindar‚ however‚ won first place in the dithyrambic competition at
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main characters Oedipus‚ Teiresias‚ and Iokaste are introduced to us through direct and indirect characterization‚ where we learn about each character’s positive as well as negative traits. Oedipus‚ the main character in the story‚ and the King of Thebes‚ has many different traits. His positive qualities are shown to the reader by both direct and indirect characterization. We know he is clever and good at solving riddles. In the story there are several references to his solving of the Riddle of the
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Contextualisation of Antigone. Original Setting Antigone is set originally in Ancient Greece in Thebes‚ The play is about the Princess Antigone rebelling against her Uncle‚ King Creon of Thebes‚ after he states that her brother Polyneices‚ who rebelled against his country‚ will not be buried after his death in war. Her other brother‚ Eteoclese is going to be buried with full military honours. Antigone‚ finding this unfair‚ asks her sister Ismene to assist her in burying their brother‚ who refuses
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