Sophocles Oedipus The King

The Great Depression, pulled the American economy to its all-time low. The government mitigated the depression with several methods. When the stock market collapsed, people started losing their jobs and then their homes to the banks. People were desperately searching for jobs even if it’s terrible, until the government formed the CCC. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was formed to provide hope and dignity to young American citizens and their future generations.

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is presented in a dystopian future world. Bradbury describes how dangerous the future world is going to be post 1953. Montag is a fireman that starts the fires instead of putting them out. In Montag’s society, people are not allowed to have or read any books.(add quote about books being illegal) There are a lot of similarities between the culture in Fahrenheit 451 and our culture today such as technology.

In his play Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses the ancient Greek idea that the gods determine a person's destiny by giving them certain inherent characteristics. He does this by predisposing Oedipus with the tragic flaws of rage, stubbornness, and pride, which leads to his eventual downfall. By doing so, Sophocles evokes pity and fear from the audience, reminding them to avoid the tragic pitfalls of Oedipus, lest they end up in a similar doom. Sophocles gives Oedipus irrational rage, which causes him to make some questionable decisions throughout the play.

Amongst the many and spectacular classic theatre play’s “Oedipus” by Sophocles is by far the most common natured one due to the fact that mankind usually trying to outrun his fate. This play heavily relates to the prophecies and words messages sent from God to people to obey or face the consequences that lie ahead of them. Though the individuals are in disbelief after being told by Teiresias Oedipus believes that if he removes himself from the area his destiny will be forgone. Regardless of the measures that were taken in this play in order to prevent himself from killing his father and marrying his mother Oedipus blind sighted still ends up in the same situation. The plot twist is enough to make the reader wonder as to if King Lauis and Jocasta had listened to the messengers what would had occurred.

Initially the Chorus is reliant and loyal to Oedipus; they see him as an idol. This leads to them believing that he has the answer to the plague that has enveloped the city. This is shown through the “young and old, from the tenderest of chicks to the age-bent seniors” coming to plead with Oedipus for an end to their suffering after their prayers to the Gods did not result in an end to the plague. This displays Sophocles using the Chorus to exhibit the power that Oedipus has over his countrymen, but also that Oedipus was a second option to his people; they first turned to religion. As more evidence towards Oedipus being the murderer amounts, the infallibility of Oedipus becomes questionable for the Chorus and they start to question whether Oedipus is worthy of their trust. This results in their thoughts move back towards a reliance on religion; saying “Surely this is not well, when all our thoughts should be, how to discharge the god’s command”, after he starts to argue with Teiresias. These attitudes towards religion can be contrasted through a statement by Jocasta however; “Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown”. Through Jocasta’s statement, Sophocles shows the audience that the population can become antireligious in the right circumstances. Sophocles’ portrayal of the characters present the society as one that doesn’t want to be

In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is extremely persistent because he wants to figure out who killed the former king, Laius. With the information that he discovers about the killer, the plot completely turns a completely different direction. Investigations aren’t always as important as uncovering the information beneath it. The way a character uses the information shapes them into a different person and brings the reader more insight on the way that character thinks.

This can be seen when the elders beg Zeus to strike down their enemy, “Destroy our enemy, lord of the thunder! Let him be riven by lightning from heaven (194-95)! Further foreshadowing occurs along with irony as well when the elders also pray to Apollo to reveal their enemy to them, “Phoibos Apollo, stretch the sun’s bowstring, That golden cord, until it sing for us, Flashing arrows in heaven (196-98). This passage reveals irony when the reader ties back the original statement made by Oedipus in the prologue when he says, “Then once more I must bring what is dark to light. It is most fitting that Apollo shows, As you do, this compunction for the dead” (134-35). By intertwining the prologue along with the choral ode, Párodos, the dramatic tone being presented is further heightened preparing the reader for the ultimate downfall of Oedipus. Along with this irony is revealed since those who see Oedipus as a “god” will soon realize that their “god” brought them pain just as Oedipus will blame the gods for his pain later in the

In Sophocles' Oedipus the King the Chorus function as witnesses to the downfall of Oedipus from proud monarch to blind, helpless man. The Chorus' first speech to Oedipus describes the plague that has infected the city. As Oedipus insists he wants to find the murderer of Laius, the Chorus suggest that he ask Teiresias (page 194). The Chorus here prompts the actor to step further towards his impending fate. The Chorus also prove to be a calming influence, trying to mediate between Teiresias, Oedipus, Creon and Jocasta at various points within the play. They also are still optimistic when the truth is nearly out, telling Oedipus to, ‘hope, until you hear from the man who saw what happened' (page 216).

Sophocles was a philosopher, a dramatist, and a political and military leader. He lived during the Athenian Golden Age. Sophocles wrote over 120 plays during his lifetime. He was also the only playwright during that time that did not perform in any of his plays due to his timorous voice. He was one of the masters of tragedy. He was born at Colonus in Attica in 496 B.C., into a wealthy family. Sophocles often emphasized the individual’s search for truth, focusing on human concerns rather than religious ones, as his forebear, Aeschylus, focused on these religious concerns. He later died in 406 B.C.

In answering this question, I will look at the question in two ways. Firstly, I will look at the role of the chorus objectively, examining the basic role of the chorus in the play, and looking at the role of the Chorus as Sophocles would have intended the role of the Chorus to be understood. However, I will then look at how I think the Greek audience would have perceived the role of the Chorus and then how the role of the Chorus is perceived today by a 20th century and examine the key differences in the two different sets of perceptions. Finally, I will look at the importance of the role of the Chorus to a 20th century audience and a Greek audience respectively.

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​The Chorus is a very important part of Sophocles’ famous play Oedipus the King “For example, in Parodos (Oedipus the King, lines 151-212), the Chorus evokes a series of gods for help, describing the bad conditions in Thebes and then asks Zeus to defend Thebes from Ares, the war god (Oedipus the King, lines 170-202). They utter in fear to the Gods, “my fearful heart twists on the

One of the greatest spectacles of Ancient Greek history was the art of the Tragedy. Audiences from all over the world would gather in search of theatricality and intellectual expression. This form of theatre held an element that allowed the audience experiencing it, to do so on an entirely new level. The incorporation and creation of the chorus had a tremendous effect on the overall experience of audiences everywhere. The Chorus remains onstage throughout the action of the play to show common emotion that the audience can relate to when the spectacle is being experienced. Their voices overlap, their stories heighten, and the physicality proceeds to compile to the overall escapade that is the chorus.

In Sophocles’ Antigone, the chorus serves an essential role in the play by having the ability to communicate indirectly with the reader or audience. By remaining a character in the play and not just a narrator, the chorus is connected to the plot of the play and can interfere with the storyline. Sophocles’ goal for the chorus is to “teach [the reader] wisdom” through the morals of the play (128). In a play where almost every character commits some kind of transgression, Sophocles includes the chorus to guide the reader to know which of these transgressions are good and bad, so that he or she will recognize the morals taught in the play. The chorus consists of “the old citizens of Thebes,” secondary characters who aren’t essential to the

The second stanza continues to address the power of Zeus, but the chorus now turns to Prometheus, and attack his love and respect for mankind. They mourn the result of his lack of fear of Zeus, revealing their emotional connection to him. The contrast between the future ahead of Prometheus and the pleasant one they describe churns more pity for him in the audience, and further highlights his damnation. Using Prometheus’ name in line 543-544 accents those lines, making them the key message of the ode. It fosters an air of