Contrast between Oedipus the King and AntigoneSophocles, a famous and renowned Greek playwright, is the playwright of both the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone. Along with Antigone and Oedipus, Sophocles had also written Electra and Festa. Sophocles wrote many Greek tragedies which are comedies in which the main character suffers a tragedy due to some flaw in him. An example would be how Oedipus (thinking he is defying a prophecy) kills his father and marries his mother. His flaw was that he tried to tempt fate if he hadn't stayed where he was he would have been fine. His works are cited and taught throughout the world in many schools and colleges; this should shed light on how his plays will be written and how compelling the themes can be. Oedipus the King and Antigone are both Greek tragedies written by the same person and have very significant differences in literary conflict, how characters are portrayed, and plot. The literary conflict in Oedipus is defined as Man versus himself. This conflict is defined as a character in conflict with himself. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus is destined to kill his father Laios and marry his mother Jocasta, king and queen of Thebes. He begins conflict with himself when he leaves Polybus and Merope (his adoptive parents who he believes to be his biological parents) to prevent the prophecy from coming true. He heads towards the city of Thebes, along the way he kills a man at a crossroads because he got in his way without knowing that he is Laios, his biological father. When he arrives, he marries Jocasta, not knowing that she is his mother, and sets out to kill the previous king's assassin; who, as the audience knows, is himself. The goal is to indirectly kill his... middle of paper... gods and holds enough power to prevent his brother from attending his well-deserved ceremony. It is for this reason that he takes his own life; to be with his fallen brother. In summary, Sophocles wrote both Antigone and Oedipus the King and is a renowned playwright. Although both of the above plays share the same playwright and are both classified as tragedies, they are very different from each other. The specifics as to why both works differ so much are the different types of conflicts in both works. One is Man against Man and the other is Man against Himself. The second is the contrasting way the characters are rendered. One is very fiery and defiant towards the gods; the other is balanced and respectful towards the gods. The final difference between the two works is the plot or story of the works. Both focus completely on different topics and themes.