Fate is a possible option for the antagonist.
It is not certain whether or not Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex because Oedipus obviously trusted him (or else he would not have sent him to Delphi;) however, the two characters seemed to conflict as a result of jealousy.
The answer is debatable. But it is widely said that Oedipus was the protagonist and antagonist. Otherwise known as a 'tragic hero'.
That he seeks to enforce Oedipus' fate is a way in which Teiresias is an antagonist in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term antagonist describes the main individual who thwarts the hero's deeds and helps turn the hero's life in an unfortunate direction. The description fits Teiresias the blind prophet. Teiresias is committed to Oedipus' fate as his father's killer, his mother's husband and his people's blinded exile.
It is Oedipus who as protagonist and antagonist begins "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the prologue serves to introduce the protagonist and the problem to be solved. Theban King Oedipus is the protagonist as the main character around whom all action centers and as the doer of great deeds. At the same time, he is the antagonist because he is his own worse enemy.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
It is not certain whether or not Creon is the antagonist in Oedipus Rex because Oedipus obviously trusted him (or else he would not have sent him to Delphi;) however, the two characters seemed to conflict as a result of jealousy.
The answer is debatable. But it is widely said that Oedipus was the protagonist and antagonist. Otherwise known as a 'tragic hero'.
That he seeks to enforce Oedipus' fate is a way in which Teiresias is an antagonist in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term antagonist describes the main individual who thwarts the hero's deeds and helps turn the hero's life in an unfortunate direction. The description fits Teiresias the blind prophet. Teiresias is committed to Oedipus' fate as his father's killer, his mother's husband and his people's blinded exile.
It is Oedipus who as protagonist and antagonist begins "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the prologue serves to introduce the protagonist and the problem to be solved. Theban King Oedipus is the protagonist as the main character around whom all action centers and as the doer of great deeds. At the same time, he is the antagonist because he is his own worse enemy.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
Oedipus
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.