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1.  Oedipus Rex epitomizes the concept of fate.
2. From his early birth it was foretold that he would his father and marry his mother.  Then he would be the father of his siblings.
3. Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.
4. Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.
5.Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.

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Oedipus Rex:
- Blinded himself
-Married Mother
-Killed Father
-429 b.c.
- Political thriller
Antigone:
- 442 b.c.
-Greek Language
- Athens, Greece
- Both Daughter and Sister( de mom)

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oedipus rex  was in 429
antigone firt played in 442
play s tragedies
ancient greek
they wer mistary.

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Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.

The first performance was in 442 BC.

Fate and free will are the central themes of Antigone.

There was an adaptation of this play, it was done during 1961.

Of his three Theban plays that have survived, and that deal with the story of Oedipus, Oedipus Rex was the second to be written.

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Oedipus Rex

1.  Is a tragedy.
2. first performed  429 BC
3. follows Oedipus has become the king of Thebes
4. Tyrant did not have a negative connotation in antiquity.
5. Finish by Oedipus gouging his eye out because of his patricide and in,cest.
Antigone
1.  Is a tragedy.
2. written in 441 BC
3.

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Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" by Sophocles key facts

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Oedipus Rex" & "Antigone" by Sophocles key facts

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1.Antigone is believed to have been written around 441 b.c., Oedipus the King around 430 b.c., and Oedipus at Colonus sometime near the end of Sophocles’ life in 406–405 b.c. The plays were all written and produced in Athens, Greece.

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1. The first performance of Oedipus rex was in 429 BC
2. The first performance of Antigone was first played in 442.
3. Both plays are tragedies
4. Antigone was originally written in Ancient Greek
5. Also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King

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Oedipus Rex & Antigone by SophoclesOedipus Rex: 

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Oedipus Rex & Antigone by SophoclesOedipus Rex: 

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Oedipus Rex is an Athenian Tragedy.
The first performance was in 429 BC.
The setting is in Thebes.

Antigone:

The first performance was in 442 BC.
The original language was Ancient Greek

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Oedipus Rex:

1.Also known by its Greek title, Oedipus Tyrannus, or Oedipus the King
2. An Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC.
3. Oedipus the King unfolds as a 🤬 mystery, a political thriller, and a psychological whodunit.
4. Throughout this mythic story of patricide and 🤬, Sophocles emphasizes the irony of a man determined to track down, expose, and punish an assassin, who turns out to be himself.
5. The climax of Oedipus the King occurs when Oedipus learns, quite contrary to his expectations, that he is the man responsible for the plague that has stricken Thebes—he is the man who killed his father and slept with his mother.

Antigone:

1. Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC.
2.It is the third of the three Theban plays chronologically, but was the first written.
3.

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1. Oedipus the King, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed around 429 BC.
2. Originally, to the ancient Greeks, the title was simply Oedipus, as it is referred to by Aristotle in the Poetics.
3. It is thought to have been renamed Oedipus Tyrannus to distinguish it from Oedipus at Colonus.
4. In antiquity, the term “tyrant” referred to a ruler, but it did not necessarily have a negative connotation.
5. Of his three Theban plays that have survived, and that deal with the story of Oedipus, Oedipus Rex was the second to be written.

1. Antigone is the daughter/sister of Oedipus and his mother, Jocasta.

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Oedipus Rex is Athenian Tragedy
Debut in 429 BC
Thebes is the setting

Antigone debut in 442 BC
Written in Ancient Greek
Written by Sophocles

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Oedipus Rex
1. It is one of the first tragic hero books.
2. It's first performance was in 429 B.C.
3. It is written by the playwright Sophocles.
4. The setting takes place in Thebes.
5. It is acted out in Greek.
Antigone
1.She was the daughter of Oedipus Rex.
2. It is considered a Tragic hero play.
3. This play was written by Sophocles and was first performed in 442.

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1. Setting in Greece Thebes
2. The king is unfolded as a murderer
3. Jocasta is the queen
4. The language was in Ancient Greek
5. First performed in 429 BC

Antigone
1. This was written by Sophecles
2. First performance in 442 BC
3. Antigone will end up dying alone
4. She was the daughter of Oedipus
5. It is considered a tragic hero play

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1.  Oedipus Rex epitomizes the concept of fate.
2. From his early birth it was foretold that he would his father and marry his mother.  Then he would be the father of his siblings.
3. Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.
4. Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.
5.Antigone presents a different argument to this idea.  The first implication is the word anti in her name.  Her name suggests that she opposes a belief of the Greeks.

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1. Also known by greek title Oedipus Tyrannus.
2. it is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles.
3. Also goes by oedipus the King
4. First preformed around 429 BC
5. Setting: Thebes
Antigone:
1. A tragedy
2. A playwright by Sophocles
3. Original language is in Ancient Greek
4. First performed in 442 BC
5. The third of the three Theban plays.

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Oedipus got his name after his father found out that Oedipus was destined to him. Oedipus’s parents bounded his feet together and sent him away. This left him with swollen feet, which in Greek is Oedipus.
2. The Delphic Oracle tells Oedipus that he will his father and marry his mother. In order to avoid this he moves to Thebes where he accidentally kills his father and marries his mother.
3.One of the major themes of the book is sight because the people that can actually see like Oedipus cannot really interpret what is happening but the blind Tiresias cant see everything for what it really is.
4. When Oedipus learns that his wife is his mother and he has killed his father

he rips his eyes out.

This goes along with the sight theme because right when

Oedipus could actually see thing for what they really are he took his vision

away.

5. When Oedipus learns that his wife is his mother and he has killed his father he rips his eyes out.

This goes along with the sight theme because right when Oedipus could actually see thing for what they really are he took his vision

away.

"Antigone"
1. An important play, written by Sophocles and a good example, for his modern techniques.
2. The theoretical essence of the play is the conflict between individual conscience and the power of the state.
3. The tragedy was written somewhere around 442 BC.
4.If you check out the chronological order of his Theban play, Antigone makes up the third part.
5. Antigone is both the daughter and the sister of Oedipus

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Oedipus Rex

The setting is in Thebes, Greece.

First performance was during 429 BC.

The genre is tragedy.

One of the characters in the play is Oedipus, who is the (mythical) king of Thebes.

The chorus was made up of the Theban elders.

Antigone

First performance was during 442 BC.

The genre is tragedy.

Fate and free will are the central themes of Antigone.

There was an adaptation of this play, it was done during 1961.

Creonte attempted to restore order and was seen as a good ruler, but in the end he was alone due to his pride, which makes him a tragic hero.

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Rex
1. The setting is in Thebes, Greece.
2. It was foretold that Rex would 🤬 his father and then marry his mother and would be the father of his siblings.
3. The genre is tragedy
4. Foreshadowing
5. He is the example of fate
Antigone
1. "Anti-" means the opposite
2. Hernames opposes the beliefs of Greeks
3. She wanted to bury someone
4. Considered crazy
5. Hated Ismene

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Oedipus Rex

1. author · Sophocles
2. language · Ancient Greek
3.type of work · Play

4. genre · Antigone and Oedipus the King are tragedies; Oedipus at Colonus is difficult to classify.

5.language · Ancient Greek

6. time and place written · Antigone is believed to have been written around 441 b.c., Oedipus the King around 430 b.c., and Oedipus at Colonus sometime near the end of Sophocles’ life in 406–405 b.c. The plays were all written and produced in Athens, Greece.

Antigone

1. First performance was during 442 BC.
2.  The theoretical essence of the play is the conflict between individual conscience and the power of the state.
3. There was an adaptation of this play, it was done during 1961.
4.  Antigone is both the daughter and the sister of Oedipus
5. A playwright by Sophocles