Describe the key characteristics of at least two secondary characters from oedipus the king.

Polynices - Son of Oedipus, and also his brother. Polynices appears only very briefly in Oedipus at Colonus. He arrives at Colonus seeking his father’s blessing in his battle with his brother, Eteocles, for power in Thebes. Polynices tries to point out the similarity between his own situation and that of Oedipus, but his words seem opportunistic rather than filial, a fact that Oedipus points out.

Haemon - Creon’s son, who appears only in Antigone. Haemon is engaged to marry Antigone. Moved by his love for her, he argues with Creon about the latter’s decision to punish her.

in afghanistan, yelda, the first month of jadi is the longest night of the year. amir says that yelda was the starless night tormented lovers kept vigil enduring the endless dark, waiting for the sun to raise and bring with it their loved. amir says he became a yelda when he met soraya in america.

the animal shelter ad with animals in cages, starving and dying.

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