Question:
What is the meaning of "Despair" and how does this theme manifest itself in both plays?
Answer:
The defention of despair is to lose faith/hope in or to in a way give up to what your trying to do. In the story Oedipus he is in despair because he realizes what he has done and knows he has made in enormous sin. Everyone is dying in Thebes and Creon explains to Oedipus that he is the culprit for murder of his father. After he realizes that he murdered his father he knows that he has to leave Thebes because of the sin that he made. That also makes Jocasta realize that she is married to her own son and has had 4 kids with him. She kills herself with her hair pin and Oedipus takes the pin to both eyes he knows that he has crossed the line so he takes the pin stabs his own eyes out and than goes and dies in the mountains.
The story of Antigone is the complete oppisite of the story in Oedipus. Antigone sticks with her morals the entire story and ends up killing herself by hanging at the end. She is in despair because she cant beleve that her brother has past away and thinks that if she burys him it would be the right thing to do. She stuck with her morals the entire story and although she didnt obey the law she still did what she thought was right.
Answer:
The defention of despair is to lose faith/hope in or to in a way give up to what your trying to do. In the story Oedipus he is in despair because he realizes what he has done and knows he has made in enormous sin. Everyone is dying in Thebes and Creon explains to Oedipus that he is the culprit for murder of his father. After he realizes that he murdered his father he knows that he has to leave Thebes because of the sin that he made. That also makes Jocasta realize that she is married to her own son and has had 4 kids with him. She kills herself with her hair pin and Oedipus takes the pin to both eyes he knows that he has crossed the line so he takes the pin stabs his own eyes out and than goes and dies in the mountains.
The story of Antigone is the complete oppisite of the story in Oedipus. Antigone sticks with her morals the entire story and ends up killing herself by hanging at the end. She is in despair because she cant beleve that her brother has past away and thinks that if she burys him it would be the right thing to do. She stuck with her morals the entire story and although she didnt obey the law she still did what she thought was right.
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