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“Oedipus Rex”

“Antigone”

King Oedipus - The king of Thebes. A man ruled by a fate, according to which he is to murder his father
and marry his own mother. Oedipus is unaware of the fact that he has already committed these dreadful
acts. He is highly intelligent, short of temper, and impetuous.saved

Jocasta-

the city of Thebes by means of fixing the riddle of the sphinx and destroying the monster.

Creon - Jocasta’s brother. He is a responsible and loyal Theban citizen. Judicious, rational, and steady in
nature, he acts as a foil to the more impulsive

Oedipus.
Tiresias -The queen of Thebes. She is

Oedipus’ wife as well as his mom however is as ignorant about the latter truth as is Oedipus. She is a
accurate and loving queen who does no longer hesitate to

communicate her idea.

The blind prophet of Thebes,

Tiresias has been blessed with immortality. He is the only one in Thebes who is

conscious of the statistics of Oedipus’ life.

Chorus - In Oedipus Rex, the chorus is fashioned of Theban residents who witness Oedipus’ tragedy.
They are a hyperlink between the actors and the target market because they voice the emotions,
anxieties and issues of the people watching the tragedy.

Antigone - The play's tragic heroine. She defies Creon by giving her brother, Polynices, a proper burial.
She commits suicide after being sentenced to death.
Creon - the king of Thebes, is a tyrant who abuses his power and loses his family.
Haemon - is Creon’s son and Antigone’s fiance. He commits suicide after losing Antigone.

Ismene - is Antigone’s sister. refuses to help Antigone with the burial rites but tries to share the blame
afterward.
Tiresias - is the blind prophet of Thebes. He always knows and tells the truth, although sometimes he
doesn’t like to give bad news. He tries to get Creon to change his mind, and tells him what will happen if
he doesn’t.
Chorus- Anouilh reduces the Chorus, who appears as narrator and commentator. The Chorus frames the
play with a prologue and epilogue, introducing the action and characters under the sign of fatality.

She

Comparison:
The Chorus- plays a very

essential
Greek
imparting
information, commenting on the action of the play and revealing the psychological and emotional tenor
of the action.

function in tragedies by background

CHARACTERS

Oedipus Rex is a play with the aid of Sophocles, performed someday between 430 and 426 BCE, that
marks the summit of Classical Greek drama's formal fulfillment known for its tight development
mounting tension, and perfect use of the dramatic devices of awareness and discovery. It examines the
story of Oedipus who, in trying to flee from his fate, rushes headlong to meet it.
Antigone is a tragedy by means of the ancient Greek famous tragedy playwright Sophocles, written
around 442 BCE. Although it was once written earlier than Sophocles' other two Theban

Comparison:

Both made by SOPHOCLES

plays.

PLAYWRIGHT

Oedipus Rex was once set in the historical Greek city-state of Thebes. Or, to be extra precise, its set in
the front of the Theban royal palace. Ancient Greek playwright have been sticklers for the three unities
of time, subject, and place, and Sophocles was no distinctive than being the case, the putting would not
change all through the play. Despite this, tons of the important motion takes away from the palace
interior.

In Oedipus Rex, the most important scene with regard to these concepts is when the Messenger arrives
on stage as one of the final of a collection of characters who provide integral facts about the assassin of
Laius. What is so fundamental about the Messenger alternatively is that Oedipus hopes that the
Messenger will grant conclusive proof that Oedipus has nothing to do with the loss of life of Laius and
that he has no relation to him. Some of the full-size scenes had been happened on the closing scene.
Where Oedipus begs to be allowed to depart Thebes, and Creon offers him permission, hinting that the
Gods also agree. That sets up Oedipus at Colonus
The action of the play takes region in the courtyard of the primary area of Thebes, the home of the royal
family. This setting, a courtyard and central square with a large, imposing building as a principal
backdrop, was a common on in Classical Greek theatre.

Comparison:

Both happened in

Thebes, Greece.

SETTING

SIGNIFI CANT SCENES /ACTS & DIALOG UES

The opening scene of the play is of tremendous significance. In it, Antigone discusses the central fighting
of the play— her piety and devotion to her brother Polynices towards the edict of Creon, king of Thebes
and her uncle. Antigone exhibits that Creon has proclaimed that nobody, on ache of death, have to bury
the body of Polynices, who Creon denounces as a traitor. Antigone vows to bury the body in defiance of
Creon, explaining to her sister Ismene that she will "do my part . . . to a brother. False to him will I by no
means be found."
COMMONALITIES:

 Oedipus rex and Antigone are both Greek tragedies that parallel each other in some ways, they
also closely follow the Greek tragedy classical plot structure. Oedipus and Creon, both undergo
devastating and serious circumstances that partially parallel the other. Tragic heroes are
 elevated, believable, and contain many other characteristics. In Oedipus Rex, the protagonist is
such a tragic hero because he unintentionally puts himself in the situation he did and is unable
to escape his grievous fate. Creon is a tragic hero because he makes a mistake that wreaks
havoc upon his life. Oedipus Rex and Creon experience life as an elevated King, but also endure
life as a lowly wrongdoer, creating a sorrowful, tragic, and complex hero.
 And the commonalities in tragic events is that, Oedipus and Creon both decree a punishment for
anyone who committed the crime they thought was so treacherous which begins the plays. In a
series of events, both heroes’ lives are turned upside down and they realize that their misery
has been brought upon by their own choices. These two plays have a similar catastrophe that
involves the heroes’ wives committing suicide. While the conclusion, or resolution, of Oedipus
Rex and Antigone differ from the other, but both include a life of sorrow for the heroes until
they pass away.

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As Oedipus or King Oedipus and his daughter Antigone are viewed tragic heroes, and noble status,

to depart the children, and even though he or which means they have a excessive role in society,

they frequently suggest royalty. But even though they each does no longer desire to, Oedipus

complies.

Have high status; it isn't simply enough; they have to additionally be noble in nature; and as

heroes’ we readers would want to admire them because of who they are.

Both tragic drama