Sophocles

The story of Oedipus the king, who unknowingly falls into a prophesy, despite all the precautions taken to prevent it, shows how defying gods will not have a happy conclusion. The story "Oedipus the K…

Throughout reading the Greek Tragedy Antigone by Sophocles, data visualization was used to analyze the text. The theme it was based on was the different effects of power. Before starting, the hypothes…

"In books, often the bad guys have a story too, and sometimes it is just as tragic as the hero's."-Jennifer Megan Varnadore. This quote is sometimes true, and I always think about this when I am readi…

"Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women," says Maya Angelou, a poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. Angelou sugge…

In the monologue where Tiresias shares his grim prophecy regarding Kreon's punishment for instigating many deaths, the passage develops the idea that truth without kindness leads to brutality as demon…

The events of Sophocles' Oedipus the King depict a variety of conflicts between fate and free will. When the chorus alters their remarks as fate catches up with them, it is demonstrated that free will…

Laws make up the integral system required for a society to function as one, yet they might still contain flaws that undermine their purpose. As a result, the same laws that were intended to safeguard …

Sophocles' story of Antigone focuses on the importance of family while honoring the gods. From a modern point of view, it brings in the ideas of sexism, male dominance, and social order. It may seem…

Many great Greek tragedy plays depict once noble characters who were brought down by a combination of fate and their own human flaws. In Antigone by Sophocles, Creon becomes king of Thebes and orders …

The tragic hero is a type of Greek hero who gains and loses everything. They can often be found in the ancient Greek mythology of great authors like Sophocles. Sophocles is the author of both Oedipus …