The Philosophy and Psychology of Sophocles’s Antigone and The Eumenides

The ism and Psychology of Sophocless Antigone and The Eumenides in Aeschylus Oresteia There is a consensus among readers of the poesy or plays written in the fifth part century that the plays succeed with stir profound movement on the audience. The methods or reasons for the reader to be go by a text ar often disputed. Specific to tragic works the concepts of philosophy and psychology be critical elements to understand the shake up of the stirred emotions of individuals who response to classical tragedies in a similar manner. ism helps to understand why and psychology how numbers affects and moves human emotion. Philosophy and verse line be united by a common intent. Each searches for an story of universal ideals instead of concentrating on the particular. Aristotle expound this idea in the Poetics, Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher(prenominal) thing than history for numbers tends to express the universal, history the particular (Ari stotle, 68). Sophocless Antigone and The Eumenides in Aeschylus Oresteia are examples that demonstrate the use of metrical composition as an explanation of the universal. Antigone deals with the struggle of Antigone, who want to succeed the moral obligation of conceal her fallen brother and the bidding of Creon non to bury him. Creons play represents the particular. Described by Antigone his result develops from Creon being the, Lucky tyrantthe perquisites of agent Ruthless power to do and say whatever pleases them (Sophocles, 84). The declaration is seen not to follow the universal birth but it is specific to situation that Polynices had died term attacking Thebes. Antigone insistent to obey the universal code that sh... ...age (Knox, 137). Sophocles, like some poets, understood the dependence of poetry on its ability to successful give both philosophy and psychology to their work.Works CitedAeschylus. The Oresteia Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eum enides. Trans. Robert Fagles. newfangled York Penguin Books, 1977. Aristotle. Aristotles Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. New York Hill and Wang, 1961.Euripides. Ten Plays Electra and Iphigenia at Aulis. Trans. Moses Hadas and John McLean. New York Bantam Books, 1981. Knox, Bernard. foundation and Notes. Three Theban Plays Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus. By Sophocles. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York Penguin Classics, 1984. 131-53. Sophocles. Three Theban Plays Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York Penguin Classics, 1984. The Philosophy and Psychology of Sophocless Antigone and The EumenidesThe Philosophy and Psychology of Sophocless Antigone and The Eumenides in Aeschylus Oresteia There is a consensus among readers of the poetry or plays written in the fifth century that the plays succeed with inspiring profound movement on the audience. The methods or reasons for the reader to be move d by a text are often disputed. Specific to tragic works the concepts of philosophy and psychology are critical elements to understand the cause of the stirred emotions of individuals who response to classical tragedies in a similar manner. Philosophy helps to understand why and psychology how poetry affects and moves human emotion. Philosophy and poetry are united by a common intent. Each searches for an explanation of universal ideals instead of concentrating on the particular. Aristotle described this idea in the Poetics, Poetry, therefore, is a more philosophical and a higher thing than history for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular (Aristotle, 68). Sophocless Antigone and The Eumenides in Aeschylus Oresteia are examples that demonstrate the use of poetry as an explanation of the universal. Antigone deals with the struggle of Antigone, who sought to obey the moral obligation of burying her fallen brother and the dictation of Creon not t o bury him. Creons dictation represents the particular. Described by Antigone his declaration develops from Creon being the, Lucky tyrantthe perquisites of power Ruthless power to do and say whatever pleases them (Sophocles, 84). The declaration is seen not to follow the universal cause but it is specific to situation that Polynices had died while attacking Thebes. Antigone insistent to obey the universal code that sh... ...age (Knox, 137). Sophocles, like many poets, understood the dependence of poetry on its ability to successful implement both philosophy and psychology to their work.Works CitedAeschylus. The Oresteia Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York Penguin Books, 1977. Aristotle. Aristotles Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. New York Hill and Wang, 1961.Euripides. Ten Plays Electra and Iphigenia at Aulis. Trans. Moses Hadas and John McLean. New York Bantam Books, 1981. Knox, Bernard. Introduction and Notes. Three The ban Plays Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus. By Sophocles. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York Penguin Classics, 1984. 131-53. Sophocles. Three Theban Plays Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York Penguin Classics, 1984.