Leadership In Oedpius

Part I of Essay
Leaders come in many odd shapes and forms. As can be seen the character's of Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone. Contained within these famous Greek tragedies one can see how leadership is fostered and the challenges encountered by the three characters of Oedipus, C ....

Part II of Essay
.... the Queen, to Delphi, Apollo's place of revelation, to learn there, if he can, What act or pledge of mine may save the city."(Sophocles pg 153) Once Creon returns with the message from the Oracle, Oedipus springs into action when he says, "I make this proclamation to all Thebans: If any man knows by whose hand Laios, son of Labdakos, met his death, I direct that man to tell me everything, no matter what he fears for having so long withheld it. Let it stand as promised that no further trouble will come to him, but he may leave the land in saf ....