Oedipus Rex Vs Antigone

The Government: the system that benefits the complacent and submissive, yet strikes down the insurgents; those who dare question or challenge its, sometimes, unjust policies. A government is defined as a group of people that governs a community or unit. Nonetheless, any government depends on a leader to guide them to the seemingly correct path, whether it is a president, king, queen, prime minister, among others. Indeed, some people may see this leader as a sort figurehead, someone who has no real authority or power in the government. Despite this, most people trust this leader, believing that he or she will make the right decisions and lead them to greatness. Even though, in some occasions, this is accurate, it is not always true. Many leaders

A government is defined as a group of people that governs a community or unit. Nonetheless, any government depends on a leader to guide them to the seemingly correct path, whether it is a president, king, queen, prime minister, among others. Indeed, some people may see this leader as a sort figurehead, someone who has no real authority or power in the government. Despite this, most people trust this leader, believing that he or she will make the right decisions and lead them to greatness. Even though, in some occasions, this is accurate, it is not always true. Many leaders have been known to be corrupt, unfair, causing great harm to both their nation and the people in it. Henceforth, when those affected finally decide to challenge these injustices, they are declared rebels and insurgents. An example of this is Antigone, the main character in the plays “Antigone” and “La pasión según Antígona Pérez”, who fervidly stands by her morals and decisions against an adamant tyrant. This essay will analyze two plays by the Ancient Greek playwright, Sophocles: “Oedipus Rex” and “Antigone”, and another play inspired by the later, “La pasión según Antígona Pérez”, to observe how Antigone challenges the unfair policies set by the