Tragedy in Sophocles' King Oedipus and The Odyssey of Homer

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... d death. She is also strongly determined, especially to honour her brother and bury his corpse. She says, "we have our duty to the dead."(p.140) which shows this determination to carry out the act. Thus with these two characteristics and her pride, the outcome was inevitable.

Almighty Creon, King of Thebes, was also stubborn and possessed a temper that was probably unmatched. His stubbornness was shown with his exchange with his son. Haemon asked, "You mean to have the last word, then?"(p.147), and Creon replied, "I do."(p.147). This is also shown later on when Teiresias attempts to dissuade Creon from his course of action, but he replied, "Nor is my will for sale, sir, in your market."(p.154). His temper within Antigone knew no bounds and was directed at nearly all. When the sentry brought the message of the transgression in which the burial of Polynices was committed, Creon anger came forth and he stated to the sentry, "either you find the perpetrator of this burial R ...

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