Tragedy in Oedipus Rex The Greek drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets the five main criteria for a tragedy: a tragic hero of noble birth‚ a tragic flaw‚ a fall from grace‚ a moment of remorse‚ and catharsis. Oedipus Rex clearly meets the first of these five criteria. Oedipus is the son of Laius‚ who was king of Thebes. Even at the beginning of the story‚ when we are told that Oedipus is the son of Polybus‚ he is still of noble birth; Polybus is king of Corinth. The
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Elements of Drama 1. script: the written dialogue‚ description‚ and directions provided by the playwright. 2. plot: the events of a play or arrangement of action‚ as opposed to the theme. 3. exposition: the part of a play that introduces the theme‚ chief characters‚ and current circumstances. 4. rising action: a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax. 5. climax: the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events in a play‚ often
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Tragedy […] is an imitation of an action that is serious […] with incidents arousing pity and fear. (Aristotles‚ Poetics IV‚ 1449a 10-15) Tragedy follows the rise and the fall of its protagonist who is overcome by the antagonist. Aristotle’s Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s Macbeth capture the timeless nature of human experience; they display powerful central characters whose course of action demonstrates the different attributes and sides of human nature. Through the vicissitudes of protagonists’ fates
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In "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles we see many occasions where a reader or perhaps even a scholar can begin to get confused. However‚ Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex takes time to look at some of the most debated events throughout the entire book. E.R. Dodd’s transforms Oedipus Rex into a descriptive legible masterpiece. Within we find the answers to many key questions and elements which have plagued undergraduates and scholars for years‚ and perhaps even years to come. "In what sense‚ if in any‚ does
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Oedipus Rex Essay In the play Oedipus Rex‚ there many things that the author‚ Sophocles‚ used to make it such an interesting and great play. Three of the things I am going to discuss about the play are what made Oedipus a tragic hero‚ how it is paradoxical that Tiresias is a blind seer‚ and two incidences of dramatic irony. The first thing that is going to be covered is how Oedipus Rex was a tragic hero. We can conclude this because on multiple occasions he made the audience feel pity and
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situations; therefore‚ all people have influence over their destiny. In Sophocles’ tragic Theban play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ King Oedipus‚ or the King of Thebes‚ answers his citizens’ pleas to end the dreadful plague that has fallen upon their city. In order to heal Thebes from its illness‚ Oedipus must discover the killer of the previous King of Thebes‚ King Laius. Once the prophecy uncovers itself‚ “[Oedipus] realizes the ambiguity of words‚ of values‚ and of the human condition‚” conveying that the King becomes
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Yair Lopez Prof. Madara 2/27/2012 Section 07 Critique of Oedipus Rex Is Oedipus Rex one of the most important pieces of literature of all time? This Athenian tragedy was written by Sophocles and was first performed in 449 BC. This piece is about a king named Oedipus who in the course of the story finds out that he killed his father and married his mother. I enjoyed a lot of parts of this story especially when he made the decision you leave Corinth because he was told about the prophecy and
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AP Notes: Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex‚ circa 429 BC. Author Biography Sophocles was a Greek intellectual who lived from approximately 497 BC to 406 BC. Only seven of his tragedies survive to present day‚ the most famous of which concern the characters of Oedipus and Antigone. Historical Information Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex during an era of philosophical advancement which took place largely in ancient Greece‚ and was led by such intellectuals as Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The pervasive questioning
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a wrongdoing. The people asked for Oedipus’ help. He was the current King after King Laius died. The people thought‚ since Oedipus answered the Sphinx’s question‚ and freed them from its oppression‚ he can do the same thing and find a solution for their distress. Creon (Oedipus’ brother-in-law) gave him a message from the Oracle saying that the former king was murdered and they‚ by all means should find his murderer. He was killed by a band of highwaymen. Oedipus swore to find the murderer and called
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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA A. PLOT: This is the arrangement of events in a play‚ the selection and order of scenes based on a story. A story is different from a plot in a way that a story has full account of events while a plot has a selection of scenes from the story in chronological order for stage presentation. The plot has elements like exposition; this is everything the audience needs to know about a play. Conflict; this is the clash of opposing forces. Climax; this is the point at which one of the
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