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    Oedipus The King

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    Oedipus The Great..Not!! In the book Oedipus The King‚ there was a curse that stated that Oedipus was to kill his father‚ Laius‚ and marry his mother‚ Jocasta. So when Oedipus’ parents find out that Jocasta is pregnant they have the baby and give it to a man to take to the top of a mountain. But instead of the man taking the baby‚ Oedipus‚ to the mountain top he gave him to a family and the family then raised Oedipus. When Oedipus was older he was traveling to the town of Thebes when he ran

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    Study Guide Pgs. 1-28 Oedipus the King by Sophocles Translated by Bernard Knox Characters: * Oedipus- King of Thebes; saved the Thebans from the sphinx by solving the riddle. Son of Lauis and Jocasta‚ his name means “swollen footed”. * Priest of Zeus- asks for Oedipus’s help on this plague in Thebes. * Creon- brother of Jocasta and he was sent by Oedipus to the oracle of Apollo to figure out a way to stop this plague. * Chorus- the citizens of Thebes * Tiresias- blind prophet

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    Oedipus' Obstacles

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    Oedipus endured many different experiences on his search for the truth that he was not aware even lingered. Each one of these experiences had a polarity of sorts paired along with it in some way. Oedipus’ intellect throughout the play showed both his great strength and his ultimate downfall. Throughout the play of Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ there was evidence of great polarities in his search for truth ranging from fame and shame‚ and sight and blindness‚ to ignorance and knowledge. The most

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    Throughout the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the main character‚ Hamlet‚ goes through many changes as a character. In the seven soliloquies of Hamlet we see his thoughts on the pointlessness of existence‚ his thoughts of committing suicide‚ and his thoughts on death‚ suffering‚ and action. All of the soliloquies in Hamlet show us how Hamlet’s character changes and develops over the course of the play and how Hamlet becomes a stronger character then he was at the beginning of the play. Act

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    In the story Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the sane Hamlet occasionally switches between the realms of sanity and insanity. When madness suits Hamlet ’s purpose‚ he puts on an "antic disposition" (I.V.173). On the other hand‚ when sanity proves worthy‚ Hamlet goes back to being logical. Hamlet claims he is "mad north-north-west" (II.ii.376)‚ meaning he is crazy sometimes and sane other times. Therefore‚ to achieve his short-term goals‚ Hamlet shifts between sanity and insanity‚ this ironically

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    Oedipus Personality

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    Oedipus’ hot temper was a major factor in his undoing. On many occasions‚ his quick bursts of fury backfired on him. For instance‚ when Tiresias keeps refusing to reveal the identity of the killer to OedipusOedipus becomes aggravated. “‘You won’t talk? Nothing moves you? Out with it once and for all!’” (Fagles 276). The king’s prodding got under Tiresias’ skin‚ and Tiresias releases the truth. Oedipus is quick to deny the prophecy‚ but if not for Oedipus’ hasty temper the awful truth wouldn’t have

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    is defined as a literary character that makes an error of judgment or has a total flaw‚ that combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on a tragedy. This pertains to Oedipus‚ as his brash decisions and unwillingness to accept the truth‚ along with his doomed fate‚ leads to his demise. The first thing that makes Oedipus a tragic hero is that he makes some large errors of judgment. This occurs when he decides to announce the punishment for the murderer of the late King Laius in front of all

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    oedipus rex

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    stroll through a minefield. However‚ we often tend to approach “sight” and “blindness” from very literal perspective. Whereas Sophocles‚ in his play Oedipus Rex‚ approaches the sight-blind dichotomy metaphorically. Sophocles associates sight with possession of prophecy and knowledge while connecting blindness to ignorance‚ using Tiresius and Oedipus as physical representations of the latter and former. Sophocles uses sight and blindness to establish that humans are natural drawn to the unknown and

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    1. Character: Hamlet 2. Limited aspect: good swordsmen‚ emotional‚ gracious and clever 3. Thesis Statement: Draft: Hamlet is an actor Final: Hamlet becomes an avenger 4. How is Hamlet a disgusted observer? Why is Hamlet a disgusted observer? How does he become actor? Why does he become an avenger? I. William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet identifies the social and higher class of that time. Hamlet has many different characteristics throughout the play. Hamlet is very emotional

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