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A 3 page essay that discusses Oedipus the King and Antigone by Sophocles. Each of these plays focuses on a king of Thebes, Oedipus and Creon, and how these rulers handle their power. Within the course of each narrative, Sophocles offers fascinating studies in the character of these two men, demonstrating that Oedipus is a good king in spite of his faults, while Creon is a bad king in spite of his virtues. No additional sources cited.
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in each play accurately reflect human behavior, and therefore offer believable characterizations. For example, each of these plays focuses on a king of Thebes, Oedipus and Creon, and how
these rulers handle their power. Within the course of each narrative, Sophocles offers fascinating studies in the character of these two men, demonstrating that Oedipus is a good king in
spite of his faults, while Creon is a bad king in spite of his virtues. This assertion can be shown through careful examination of each play. First of all,
there is the way in which Sophocles portrays the overall attitude of the two men toward the people whom they rule. Oedipus concern for the people of Thebes is genuine
and very humanistic. The first scene of Oedipus shows the kings concern over the plague that is tormenting the city. He tells the supplicants who have come to the palace
asking for his aid that they did not wake him for he has been "weeping, weeping bitter tears,/And treading weary paths in wandering thought" trying to discern why the gods
are punishing the city so severely ("Oedipus" lines 71-72). In contrast to Oedipus humanity, Creons approach to rule is abstract. His opening speech in Antigone indicates that his primary objective
is to preserve the "state," that is the authority of the state, as opposed to having genuine feeling for the welfare of the people. He says that he will "gather
friends around us" and "By these rules," he will "maintain the state" ("Antigone" lines 218-219). Both Oedipus and Creon are proud men, and both rulers suffer due to their pride,
which leads them to actions that go against the will of the gods. However, Oedipus actions arise out of concern and feeling towards the two people whom he believes to
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