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- 211: Contrasting Apollo & Dionysus
- ... followers with logical thought and a good intellect. As for Greek thought, he was also very in control of this. The Oracle at Delphi, mentioned in, but not only in, Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. The Oracle was there to bestow knowledge from Apollo onto those who came to it. Another reason people looked to Apollo was to help heal the sick and ...
- 212: Definition of the Oedipus Complex
- ... Greek legend of a women named Electra who helped plan the murder of her mother. The Oedipus Complex originates from a myth about a Greek hero named Oedipus, written by Sophocles. Oedipus was the son of Laius and Jocasta who in the fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother. When Oedipus and Jocasta realize what has ...
- 213: Aristotles Philosophy On Why People Enjoy Viewing Tragedies
- ... protagonist, or for all humanity, especially ourselves. But usually it also is intended to inspire admiration for the central character, and by analogy for all mankind. In the century after Sophocles, the philosopher Aristotle analyzed tragedy. His viewpoint defined Tragedy as an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude. In a language embellished with each ...
- 214: Oedipus: Sometimes Things Are Better Left Unknown
- ... Will I be successful?” “What is my sole purpose in life?” “How will I die?” These are all legitimate questions that many people ask themselves. The play Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, illustrates the tragedy that can occur when a person goes in search of their fate. Although the life of Oedipus is predetermined by the gods, and there was nothing he ...
- 215: Antigone: Who Is The Strongest Tragic Figure?
- Antigone: Who Is The Strongest Tragic Figure? In his play, Antigone, Sophocles’s depiction of Creon proves him to be the strongest candidate for a Greek tragedy. Through his presentation of hubris, error in judgment, and realization of downfall, Creon posses the ...
- 216: Antigone
- Antigone Antigone a play wrote by Sophocles during an era of change. In that time man was focused on more than the gods or heavenly concerns. A government that was ruled by the people was suggested as ...
- 217: Antigone and Ismene
- ... acts as a free spirit, a defiant individual, while Ismene is content to recognize her own limitations and her inferiority of being a woman. In the Greek tragedy "Antigone", 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 shares the tragic news ...
- 218: Aristotle On Tragedy
- The Nature of Tragedy: In the century after Sophocles, the philosopher Aristotle analyzed tragedy. His definition: Tragedy then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude; in language embellished with each kind ...
- 219: A Critical Analysis of Shakespeare's Hamlet
- ... proceeds to make love to his mother. This action is called the "Oedipus Rex Complex", which was invented by Sigmund Freud on the basis of Oedipus the epic poem by Sophocles. This theory states that all young men wish to destroy their fathers so that their mother's attention will be guided on them solely. Also the fact that Hamlet thought ...
- 220: Life Of A Roman Slave
- ... youngest son. Argus was extremely well educated, thanks to his Greek parents. Here the boy was taught simple math and was told stories such as the Odyssey and plays by Sophocles or Aeschylus. However, one fateful day while walking the son to school, a vicious dog leapt out of an alleyway and bit into the boy's neck. Argus beat off ...
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