Comparison Of Prometheus Bound By Aeschylus And Oedipus King

In Sophocles' play, Oedipus, the King, there are various instances where Oedipus tries to escape his destiny—enlightenment—only to discover the truth that he cannot. Similarly, in Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" the prisoner travails to understand and adjust to his newly visited environment. In both works, the men first had to realize their ignorance before they could begin to acquire knowledge and true understanding of the complexities of the human condition. Specifically, in Oedipus, the King, it was Oedipus' illusion of himself as a man unequaled in leadership whereas in "Allegory of the Cave" it was the prisoner's initial refutations of enlightenment being shown him until he realizes its intellectual, spiritual, and social significance.

The first difference I found between Theseus and Oedipus was the way they ruled their subjects. I feel Theseus abided by a more structured way of ruling, as he was more logical and calculated when he made decisions concerning his community. He believed that everything he was doing was for the best of his subjects. While he was kind and showed true concern for his people, he still ruled his throne with an iron fist. He believed in the concept of logic and law, even taking in Oedipus when he stumbles along the city of Athens looking for refuge from his sins. Theseus proved that he could be a just ruler as he brought all of the inhabitants of his country together through purposeful words and bright ideas. At times I feel Theseus can be seen as manipulative in his actions. I don’t feel Theseus is necessarily manipulative in nature, but he does have the capabilities to use these persuasive speeches for personal gain if he wanted to, and this can make him a dangerous individual. On the other hand Oedipus was well known for his compassionate ruling and loving actions towards his people. He is selfless in his actions and seeks to provide his people with the best future he can offer them. He puts his peoples needs before his own without a second thought. “My poor children…my heart is sadder than yours, for I do not mourn this one or that one, but the entire city. I have brooded over your distress and cast about for some cure” (235-236). I believe this statement lends credit towards how Oedipus is often ruled by his emotions. One of Oedipus’s main downfalls is that he lets his emotions take over his rational thinking. An example of this detrimental behavior is when Oedipus attacks his own father in blind fury and unknowingly completes the first part of the prophecy. Where Oedipus is ruled by emotion, Theseus is ruled by logic. Being ruled by either spectrum of thought can be catastrophic as an emotional ruler can easily be pushed around by their subjects and criticized for their faults, a ruler led by logic would stand by their actions not seeing the fault in their decisions because they believe they know what is best for their subjects.

While I was analyzing the two Greek heroes Theseus and Oedipus origins, it became obvious that they share quite a few differences and similarities as is common amongst heroes in Greek mythology. The first similarity I found the two heroes shared was the love and honor their subjects regarded their kings with. Theseus was revered for his strategic planning and how he used his power to create an equal ruling between the power of the king and his people. He was acknowledged as one of the first leaders to create a Democracy, allowing his people to have a say into how the kingdom is ruled. “I myself, will be your leader in wars, and at all times the protector of laws, but beyond this all my fellow citizens shall have equal rights with me” (216). By allowing the inhabitants of Attica to access part of the power of the king, Theseus knew that his subjects would abide by this ruling because of the value and gain they would receive from becoming a united community. I feel this peaceful treaty between the two dynamics; the rich and the poor shows that Theseus was an intelligent and courageous king worthy of the equal amounts of love and fear the king instilled in the city of Athens. The way Theseus resolved the issue between the two class systems leads me to believe that Theseus admirers rigid structure and control but since he is willing to give some of his power to the citizens of Athens in order to keep peace, he became known as a peaceful ruler instead of a forceful tyrant.

Oedipus and Pentheus are both tragic Greek characters who help create their own endings. Through their character's flaws and blindness to what is going on around each of them, the story develops. The only consistent character in both plays who is able to understand past and present dangers is Teiresias, the blind prophet.

In ancient Greek society, it was believed that the gods were in charge of creating people’s destinies. People could make their own small life decisions, but that was the extent of their power

Do you think our fate is predetermined or do we have some control over it? Many people now think that we have some control in our destiny, depending on the actions and steps that we take during our life time. On the other hand some people think that you have no control over your fate, and have to follow the destiny of your family members. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles seems to argue that man has no real control over his or her destiny. Throughout the whole story he shows us how people try to run away from their fate and no matter how hard they try to change the outcome, they can’t.

everyone knows how insecure Zeus can get, it is just a bad move on his part. After all if god is all powerful he cannot be all good and should he be all good, he is not all powerful. Frankenstein proved to be “all powerful” but in escaping his problems is not all good. Meanwhile, Prometheus proves to be “all good” to man, yet is powerless to the power of Zeus and his love for man.

      Since the beginning of time epic tales have been passed on from generation to generation as a form of entertainment.  Even though each epic is different in its plot, every epic has certain features in common.  The prime example of their similarities is their main character, the hero of the epic.   The hero's behavior changes from the beginning to the end of the tale.  Since the plot revolves around the epic hero, in most cases, they are made to seem God-like, or larger then life, in their capabilities and strengths.  The hero constantly has to conquer major obstacles to achieve their initial and final goal.  Usually the hero is tremendously suspicious of other characters intensions.

Three traits that Odysseus and Telemakhos share are clear-headedness, eloquence, and showing strong emotion. They are portrayed with these traits in the Odyssey, composed by Homer. Odysseus is a renowned military strategist, warrior, and the King of Ithaca. He was forced to go to war against Troy twenty years ago, and since then has traveled all over the Aegean trying to find a way back home. Meanwhile, his son, Telemakhos, has developed into a full-grown man from the mere infant he was when his father left for war. He has searched far and wide for news of his father, still hoping, along with his mother, Penelope, that Odysseus is still alive somewhere and somehow, even though most have assumed he is dead. Through his ventures, Telemakhos

Charles could see Erik giving up as sharply as he felt it, the small spark that he’d come to label in his own mind as ‘life force’ dwindling to an ember and extinguishing. He was stepping forward before he could stop himself, blooding rushing in his ears against time as he spoke. “Dēsístite!“

The Greek drama “Oedipus The King” evidently leads to the unveiling of a tragedy. Oedipus, the protagonist of the play uncovers his tragic birth story and the curse he had been baring his whole life. Oedipus is notorious for his personal insight that helped him defeat Sphinx, which lead him to becoming the king of Thebes. He is admired by the people of Thebes and is considered to be a mature, inelegant and a rational leader. From his birth, his story began with a prophecy that Oedipus would grow up to kill his father and marry his mother. Through out the play numerous people, who tell him of his unknown past, visit Oedipus. Blind to the truth he casts them away until a blind man named Therisis gives a sight of truth to Oedipus. As Oedipus learns the truth he realizes the great evil his life carries. After finding his wife and also mother hung in her bedroom, Oedipus blinds himself with the gold pins that held Jocasta’s robe. Oedipus blind to the truth is finally able to see when the old blind man visits him and tells him the truth about his life. Both metaphorically and physically sight plays a significant role in understanding the irony of a blind man seeing the truth while Oedipus who isn’t blind doesn’t seem to the truth that’s right in front of him.

The two texts unravel some themes and characters which show similarity and also differences when compared. Oedipus the king, fulfills a prophecy which states that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. This prophecy turns out to be true as all the said events are materialized and this shows that fate is inescapable. In beloved, the story begins in Ohio where Sethe who is a former slave, lives with her daughter Denver who is 18-years old. The entire story revolves around Sethe who killed her child to hide her from the slave catchers, and the dead child is called beloved. The ghost of Beloved ends up haunting 124 in which Sethe and Denver live together. Are the main ideas presented in both novels similar? The paper below will address the issue of similarities and differences by analyzing the different characters and themes used in both the texts.

"Oedipus the King" is a tragic play showing a shift from the belief of fate to freedom of choice. Therefore, Oedipus the king is a great example of those who run from fate ends up fulfilling their fate

When comparing Oedipus and Medea we see the battle of good versus evil, as there is in any story that has a heroic or non heroic figure in the, but this time it is a little bit different from a normal good versus evil story since they are of course both tragedies. The question, in these stories, is whether or not Oedipus or Medea display any heroic qualities during the tragic battles, and the answer is yes but also no. As we know, there are many differences between Medea and Oedipus, but they both end up destroying everything they love and cherish around them because of the choices that they have made with the poor judgment that they had while they were fueled by anger.

In the play Prometheus Bound, there were many powerful characters that played a huge role in the rise of Prometheus; there is one character alone that is worth talking about. In the play, Zeus is a relatively new God in Greece. He recently became the God of Olympus. Many of the Greeks come to find out what type of God he will be. When situations arise throughout the play, Zeus shows his ruler ways in not such a good light. He is mostly described in the play to be a cruel, vengeful, and dictatorial God. Even in tough situations, Zeus still acted in a vengeful manner. A great example of his vengeance towards Prometheus, he ordered Hephaesteus to chain Prometheus to a cliff, in hope he will die, but Prometheus is a Titian, therefore he cannot die. This part in particular stood out when reading the play; Zeus shows his cruel, vengeful, and dictatorial