The Coward Oedipus Is “A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit”. This quote by Thomas Jefferson portrays Oedipus because throughout ‘Oedipus Rex’ he quarrels with everybody about he truth and becomes blind to it. By blinding himself Oedipus becomes a coward because he doesn’t want to face his crimes. It all started when Oedipus hears a dreadful prophecy that he will murder his father and sleep with his mother. He leaves Corinth and travels to Thebes, and on the way he unknowingly kills his father during a quarrel.
There’s more to that smile than just always being happy. I like to use the word joyful, because that happiness comes from deep within the soul. I may be eighteen, but I also have a child-like spirit. I am okay with being very excited about little things, and everything for that matter. I have strong morals, including there is only one life to live; life should be joyous.
To begin with, the battle between the Montague’s and Capulet’s caused the death of Mercutio and Tybalt. To illustrate the point, Tybalt killed Mercutio because he was close to the Montagues, which he despised, and Mercutio had challenged him to a duel. Before Mercutio died in 3.1 he exclaimed, “A plague a both your houses!” meaning that the fight between the two families are like a plague where there’s no benefit (3.1. line 106). This implies that Mercutio felt that he was caught up between the everlasting feuds between the two families and he wanted no other innocent people to die from this conflict between the two families, therefore shouted out this fraise. In addition, in 3.1 Romeo murdered Tybalt to avenge the death of Mercutio by saying “Either thou or I, or both, must go with him.” (3.1. line 129).
Aggravated, Odysseus carefully planned a trap with the help of two loyal men and killed all the suitors. Odysseus is someone who would not be considered heroic today for he was disrespectful, cheated his wife, and killed many people. In the beginning of the Odyssey, Odysseus landed on the land of the Cyclopes. There he and his men met Polyphemus. Odysseus thought very low and rude about him.
Cicones-72 men died “Arrayed in battle order, they attacked/ alongside our swift ships; with bonze tip shafts, / both we and they struck hard” Lotus Eaters “Those three who feasted on the honey-sweet, / enticing lotus fruit had had not the least/ desire to bring back word or soon return/ at all: they wanted only to stay there,” Cyclops- 6 men killed “I asked my comrades to cast lots to see/ which men would dare to lift that stake with me/ and grind it into the great Cyclops’ eye” Aeolus “Into that sack he stuffed the howling winds/ of every sort of course: for Aeolus-/ so Zeus had said-was warden of the winds” Laestrygonians-only Odysseus’s
Along with Piggy’s death is the destruction of the conch. This symbolized that law and order has ended. Roger’s actions further proved to the readers that he has become a savage. After Piggy’s death, Jack forces Samneric to join his tribe. Roger tortured them until they finally gave in.
“They got our fire!” Rage shrilled his voice. “They stole it!” (169) As being said by Piggy, Jack and his tribe is going after Ralph’s fire because they do not have Piggy’s glasses; therefore, they can not create the fire. This sparks rage in Piggy and at that point he does not have any civilization in him all he wants is revenge. One of the final things that fire does to change the way the book is told in how people stray from civilization is the disaster and is shown in the big fire that saves them in the end. “The fools!
She even says, "He was tall, strong-built something like you.”(960) Jocasta ignores or fails to recognize all the obvious similarities between Laios and Oedipus. Lastly, King Oedipus made a mistake losing his temper when he meets King Laios. "Then his driver tried to push me off the road...he leaned out and caught me on the head with an ugly goad… I killed them. Every one of them. "(1033-1041) Oedipus wronged Laios here by killing him over a small incident and fit of anger.
The down side of being a pragmatist is that you can’t stand change. Pragmatists definitely are not unnecessary risk takers; therefore I rarely ever fail in life either. Pragmatists go along to get along, which can substantially limit the negative aspects of conflict, but that can be tiring after awhile. I tend to be content with life which is a good thing really. As a pragmatist, I am also a realist; therefore I can sometime frustrate the dreamers of the
Now because of his stubbornness he wants to kill her and her sister that is not even involved. This king has no compassion or heart, and has no problem executing his own family if he feels the need to. Creon’s own son does not agree with this decision and continues to state that “The people feel sorry for Antigone. / They say it isn’t equitable she must die / A Horrible death for such a noble action” (Sophocles 18). The