Figurative Language In Oedipus And Shakespeare - 1183 Words

Sophocles and Shakespeare were both literary artists that published works that have been respected and relevant centuries later. The unique language in historical literature assists in their interpretation and their relevance to modern understanding. The masterful wielding of language, diction, and metaphor contribute to various aspects of their work, adding both elements of drama and realism. By incorporating significant words and lines into their writings, Shakespeare and Sophocles create consistent and fluid plays and stories throughout their lives that offer timeless entertainment. The manipulation of speech seen through various characters such as Teiresias, Oedipus, Margaret, Richmond and Anne play a substantial and crucial role in†¦show more content†¦This juxtaposition of his persona between the two situations shows that Oedipus has fallen out of favor despite his previous heroic actions, and develops his changing character as someone who has turned to arrogance and i gnorance instead of believing anyone else’s advice. This distinguishes Oedipus as a protagonist who started out good and turned bad through the personality traits that arose when unfortunate circumstances occurred. This can be compared to the view of Richard in Shakespeare’s Richard III. Richard from the beginning is referred to in negative terms; Anne calls him a â€Å"dreadful minister of hell† (1.2.47) and similarly, Queen Margaret tells him to â€Å"hie thee to hell for shame, and leave the world, thou cacodemon!† (1.3.143-145). This view of Richard is seen through until the end, when Richmond calls him the â€Å"wretched, bloody, and usurping boar, that spoil’d your summer fields and fruitful vines, swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his trough in your embowell’d bosoms† (5.2.?). Through Richmond, Shakespeare uses figurative language in relating Richard to a boar (the emblem of Richard’s house) and casts him again in a negative light. As seen throughout Richard III, other than those who have been fooled by him, he is seen as a generally violent andShow MoreRelatedClassification of Literature3483 Words   |  14 PagesSonnet Song Elegy POINT OF COMPARISON | PROSE | POETRY | Form | Paragraph | Verse | Language | Words and rhythms of ordinary and everyday language | Metrical, rhythmical, figurative language | Appeal | Intellect | Emotions | Aim | Convince, Inform, Instruct | Stirs the readers imagination, present an ideal of how life should be and how life can be | A. Prose –is an ordinary form of written or spoken language without rhyme or meter, either fiction or nonfiction.Prose is writing that resemblesRead MoreLiterary Criticisms of Shakespeare’s Hamlet Essay1234 Words   |  5 Pages/ And I am sick at heart (I.i.8-9),(1) a foreshadowing of Prince Hamlets melancholy† (Doloff). Shakespeare created this character to indicate Hamlet’s prevalent sadness throughout the play. However, Shakespeare may have intended to give Francisco much more meaning. â€Å"The sentrys foreshadowing of the prince may, indeed, be seen to extend even further, by way of Franciscos embodiment of a figurative injunction against suicide, variously found in well-known works of Shakespeares day† (Doloff). ByRead MoreHumanities Test4641 Words   |  19 Pagesdellearte specialize in? 6.   What is satire? a literary genre or form, although in practice it is also found in the graphic and performing arts, or a literary technique that attacks foolishness by making fun of it. 7. ( T or F ) The prophecies in Oedipus Rex turn out to be wrong. True 8. One actor on stage, speaking his private thoughts aloud is an example of: Soliloquy 10. Satire does what: 11.   Only the opening sentence survives of : Aristotles essay on comedy pg 236 12.   ( T or F ) SatireRead MoreAmerican Literature11652 Words   |  47 Pageswords. The object of writing a poem is usually to make a very complicated statement using as few words as possible; as Laurence Perrine says, poetry may be defined as a kind of language that says more and says it more intensely than does ordinary language (517). Thus every word and stanza is packed with meanings. Poetic language could be said to have muscle because, in a sense, it is powerful. When a poet writes, he is trying to communicate with the reader in a powerful way. He uses the elements of