Behold this Oedipus, --/ him who knew the famous riddles and was a man most masterful;/ not a citizen who did not look with envy on his lot-- see him now and see the breakers...
"Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," said Lord Acton generations ago. In the Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Sophocles, there was a character named Kre...
In the tragedy Antigone the main characters, Creon who is the king of Thebes and Antigone who is the daughter of the deceased king Oedipus, are fighting over Creon’s decisio...
A Gender Bias Approach to Antigone
Just as one stone removed can break a bridge, one flaw can bring a man to ruins. The flaw of one man cannot bring down an entire kingdom,...
Guilt and Punishment
Creon’s actions and judgment in the play Antigone were questionable, but I don’t think he deserved the punishment he received at the conclusion of...
ANTIGONE
The conventionally accepted roles of both males and females in ancient Grecian society were well defined and manifested. Women were considered the weaker of the sexe...
Love is the conqueror of the strong and the weak, though it is foolish and evil at its core. Sophocles proves that love is the one destructive power in the universe through hi...