Part one of term paper
In this excerpt, the reader is introduced to the dark and diminishing city of Thebes. It is learned that there must be certain action taken in order to stop the destruction of the city. Several years prior there ruled a king. King Laius was the great ruler of Thebes. That is, until he was murdered. Thus the legends and tales begin. Who killed ...

Part two of term paper
... must be identified and removed from Thebes. The opening scene shows ’ interaction with a priest. The priest is begging to once again come to the rescue of Thebes and stop the destruction. However, is unsure at this point what the gods want in order to stop the madness. It is here that Creon enters the scene with a message from Apollo. He explains to that the only way for Thebes to find salvation from an undoubtable demise is to identify and remove the killer of King Laius. gladly accepts ...