Choose two themes and discuss how each theme is similar or different to a theme in the other plays.

Family comes above all
In both Medea and both Sophicles plays the authors stress the importants of family and the family name. In Medea the importance of family is stressed by Medea character and her desire to keep her family together. Expecially her reaction to Jason leaving her. In Antigone Sophicles stress the importance of family by Antigone's need and desire to bury her brother. In Oedipus he stress the importance of family by his disgrace in ruining his family name for his daugthers and sons.

Power given to only one person creates a tryannt.
In both Antigone and Oedipus Sophicles creates Creon and Oedipus as tyrants. They over react to challenges of their power with anger and rash decisions. Oedipus over reacts to Tiresase prophecy and to Creon possible challenging him for power. In Medea Creon over reacts to medea as does Jason to start with and this angers Medea by banishing her. These character when given to much power over react and try to defend their positon at all cost.