There are two ways of looking at Oedipus Rex, the classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles. One sees it as a story about fate, and the other sees it as a story about free will. On the one hand, Oedipus Rex can be seen as a story about fate. Oedipus was fated to kill his father … Read more
Oedipus was a great king who is best known for his tragic story. Oedipus was fated to kill his father and marry his mother, and though he tried to avoid his fate, he couldn’t. Oedipus’ story is a cautionary tale about the dangers of ignoring fate. Oedipus ultimately paid for his actions with his life, … Read more
Oedipus is a tragedy by Aristotle’s definition because Oedipus fails to fulfill his fate, bringing about the tragic downfall of Oedipus. Oedipus’s fate was to kill his father and marry his mother in order to bring peace to Thebes. Oedipus is given three signs that he does not heed, resulting in his ultimate downfall. Oedipus … Read more
Honor has a lot of different meanings, from high respect, to privilege, to moral sexuality, but through the many years the thought of honor existed, “The term honor has always been a word used to describe men and women of high moral worth or great achievement”(Honor). An honorable person is a selfless person, one that … Read more
Rendition of Antigone proposal by Director: Dawson Gundlah For my rendition of the famous play of Antigone from the Oedipus Trilogy I propose a new age adaptation to the play. I propose we make it a little more fun, and lighter, but we should not change what the play supposed to do and that was … Read more
Someone can go from having everything to nothing, in a blink of an eye. Having everything that was needed and desired to having nothing can really change the way people act and function. In this world there are two types of people, people that have to work for their necessities and people that just get … Read more