Detective Work in Famous Literature 
.... As the truth inevitably sinks in ["
Creon says that I'm the murderer of
Laius" (Sophocles 41)], Oedipus certainly does not pursue the truth as ardently as he ....
(1498
6
)
Conflict Between Antigone and Creon
.... Oedipus,
Laius' son, was not dead, and when grown to manhood he came to Thebes .... has her own moral sense, a very strong one, strong enough to challenge
Creon. ....
(1419
6
)
Tragedy of OedipusThe King
.... Oedipus is infuriated, and suggests that he and
Creon have conspired to blame
Laius' murder on Oedipus because
Creon wishes to overthrow him and ascend to the ....
(1646
7
)
Themes of Arrogance & Denial in Oedipus the King
.... Oedipus is infuriated, and suggests that he and
Creon have conspired to blame
Laius' murder on Oedipus because
Creon wishes to overthrow him and ascend to the ....
(1646
7
)
Oedipus Rex and the elements of tragedy
....
Creon returns with the information that the murderer of
Laius the king of Thebes before Oedipus, is in Thebes, and must be banished from the city before the ....
(616
2
)
Oedipus and Hamlet
.... Like Hamlet, both
Creon and Tiresias, a blind seer, advise Oedipus not to follow his plan to find the murderer of
Laius, but Oedipus insists it is his duty to ....
(1537
6
)
King Oedipus and Prince Hamlet
.... Like Hamlet, both
Creon and Tiresias, a blind seer, advise Oedipus not to follow his plan to find the murderer of
Laius, but Oedipus insists it is his duty to ....
(1537
6
)
Oedipus the King Themes
.... The first sign of his anger occurs when he interrogates
Creon about the murder of
Laius: "Trouble! Your king was murdered---royal blood! ....
(1755
7
)
Antigone
.... Oedipus,
Laius' son, was not dead, and when grown to manhood he came to Thebes .... has her own moral sense, a very strong one, strong enough to challenge
Creon. ....
(1061
4
)
Theban Plays
.... Oedipus,
Laius' son, was not dead, and when grown to manhood he came to Thebes and .... of the play, this joyous celebration comes at a point where
Creon is facing ....
(1043
4
)
Legend of Oedipus in Sophocles' Drama
.... Oedipus,
Laius' son, was not dead, and when grown to manhood he came to Thebes and .... of the play, this joyous celebration comes at a point where
Creon is facing ....
(1043
4
)
The purpose of this research is to examine speeche
.... about the killer of
Laius (39). The evidence of Teiresias's role in (for example) the Antigone, when he becomes the prophetic antagonist to
Creon, is that his ....
(2792
11
)
Oedipus and the Absurd Life
....
Creon returns only to say that whoever has murdered
Laius, the King of Thebes before Oedipus, is responsible for the curse on Thebes. ....
(785
3
)
Oedipus at Colonus & Kurtz in Heart of Darkness
.... Oedipus,
Laius' son, was not dead, and when grown to manhood he came to Thebes and .... Athens so he can fulfill a prophecy and rest at Colonus, but
Creon, now the ....
(3333
13
)
Tragedy of the Downfall of Oedipus
.... makes a speech at the beginning condemning the murderer of
Laius as he .... In his self-righteousness he accuses everyone (including his co-ruler
Creon, and the ....
(874
3
)
Theme of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
.... makes a speech at the beginning condemning the murderer of
Laius as he .... In his self-righteousness he accuses everyone (including his co-ruler
Creon, and the ....
(874
3
)
The Tragedy of Oedipus: A Tragic Tale
.... of his father, "I shall rid us of this pollution...for my own sake...acting on behalf of
Laius, I benefit .... As he tells
Creon, "Speak out, before all of us. ....
(745
3
)
The Story of Antigone
.... and her father, Oedipus, and the conflict between Antigone and
Creon, point to .... take into account the father's transgression, namely the sin of
Laius when he ....
(1874
7
)
Tragedy
.... who sends
Creon to the Oracle at Delphi and it is Oedipus who later announces to his populace the need to find the man who killed the former king,
Laius. ....
(1724
7
)
Oedipus the King
.... punishment for the fact that the killer of the former king,
Laius, now lives .... When
Creon returns from consulting with the Oracle at Delphi, he informs Oedipus ....
(2252
9
)
The Tragic & Tragedy in Drama
.... who sends
Creon to the Oracle at Delphi and it is Oedipus who later announces to his populace the need to find the man who killed the former king,
Laius. ....
(1793
7
)
Sophocles' play Oedipus The King
.... By killing
Laius, he has left Thebes without a king and Jacosta a widow. .... abhorrence" (Sophocles 80), and as he turns the kingdom over to
Creon, Oedipus tells ....
(1052
4
)
Antigone
....
Creon changes because he realizes that he has been wrong and that he has .... does not take into account the father's transgression, namely the sin of
Laius when he ....
(4007
16
)
Use of Irony in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
.... Unbeknownst to him, Oedipus is the murderer of former King
Laius. .... He blames him for conspiring with
Creon to seize control of Thebes. ....
(853
3
)
Irony in The Wild Duck and Oedipus the King
.... a distant relative, but for my own sake...acting on behalf of
Laius, I benefit .... Oedipus is insulted by this and thinks Tiresias and
Creon are in cahoots against ....
(1664
7
)
Sophocles' Oedipus the King
.... himself to be the killer: "Whoever has clear knowledge of the man/ who murdered
Laius, . . .... For example, he says to
Creon: "If you think you can wrong a relative ....
(1488
6
)
The ancient Greeks
.... be demonstrated in the scene in Antigone, where Antigone is brought before
Creon and the .... The reason there is a search for
Laius' murderer after years of happy ....
(1586
6
)
Oedipus and the Classical Hero: Definition of Tragedy and the ...
.... and that her is culpable in the justice he seeks, "It is not
Creon who harms .... rid us of this pollution...for my own sake..acting on behalf of
Laius, I benefit ....
(1077
4
)
SOPHOCLES' OEDIPUS THE KING Oedipus the King by
.... "An oracle came to
Laius once . . . .... In the end,
Creon leads Oedipus off into exile which is marked by blindness and torment. "Let my fate go where it will . . ....
(1400
6
)
Tragic Heroes of Oedipus the King & Death of a Salesman
.... Teiresias, a blind seer, that he is, in fact, the murderer of King
Laius. .... Oedipus, is the culprit, Oedipus' stubborn nature makes him view
Creon and Teiresias ....
(909
4
)
