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    Oedipus and the Gods

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    In Ancient Greece the existence of gods and fate prevailed. In the Greek tragedy King Oedipus by the playwright Sophocles these topics are heavily involved. We receive a clear insight into their roles in the play such as they both control man ’s actions and that challenging their authority leads to a fall. The concepts of the gods and fate were created to explain things. In Ancient Greece there was a lot that was not understood; science was in its infancy and everything that happened could be

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    Oedipus Downfall

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    The downfall of Oedipus or tragic flaw was when his father sent Oedipus to be killed by shepherd as a infant since the prophecy foretold that Oedipus would murder his father and marry his mother. Unfortunately the shepherd did not killed Oedipus but gave it away to a king and queen who cannot conceive a child of their own. As Oedipus gets older he is told he is adopted. Oedipus travels to Delphi to speak with the Oracle in order to learn the truth about his parents. The Oracle response to his question

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    Oedipus The King

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    11/2/10 Oedipus "Book Report" Title: Oedipus The King Author and Date: Sophocles Main Characters * Oedipus- Oedipus is the son of Laius and Jocasta. He is the husband of Jocasta‚ his mother. Oedipus is the well liked king of Thebes. He is smart‚ acts fast‚ and has many great achievements. One of those achievements is the solving of the sphinx’s riddle that liberated the people of Thebes. Throughout the play Oedipus acts fast when his kingdom is sick‚ when he is attempting to put the blame

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    Hamlet and Oedipus

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    Though there are tons of characters that are able to be compared to hamlet there is one that stands out and shines brighter than the others. Oedipus the king is a story about a man whop steps out of the palace of Thebes and is greeted by a procession of priests and the sorrowful citizens of Thebes who have been faced with a terrible plague. Long story short Oedipus had to go through great strives to solve the murder of the former ruler Lais in order to drive out the murderer and end the plague that has

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    Oedipus Essay

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    Sophocles "Oedipus the King" is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the athenian ’s. Oedipus is the embodiement of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident‚ intelligent‚ and strong willed. Ironically these are the very traits which bring about his tragic discovery. Oedipus gained the rule of Thebes by answering the riddle of Sphinx. Sophocles used the riddle of the sphinx

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    The Downfall of Oedipus

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    tragedies. Alternatively‚ in Oedipus the King‚ there is no apparent reason why the Oracle involves Oedipus and leads him on a trail of misfortunes. Some say it is to illustrate that the Gods had superiority over the mortals; others might argue that Oedipus somehow offended the Gods‚ and this was their “payback” on him. This leads to the ongoing argument about Oedipus living a life of fate‚ or in due course dooming himself. Even though the Oracle warned Oedipus of his inevitable fate

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    Oedipus the King

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    secrets are generally bad‚ but if they were known could people possibly make different choices in life? In the story of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus’ entire life is build around so-called “family secrets”. In the end of his misguided choices which result from his lack of knowledge of his heritage lead to the development of his character and his tragic fall. The development of Oedipus’ character is essentially lead by a family secret. A secret can misguide our lives; it can mix up our identities and

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    Oedipus The King

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    In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus is the new king of Thebes after the former king‚ Laius‚ was killed. Thebes has been cursed‚ and a prophet of the god Apollo tells Oedipus that Laius’ killer must be banished from Thebes. Oedipus begins on a disastrous quest to find the assassin‚ and finds that he is the one he seeks. He pierces his eyes and tries to kill himself‚ and is banished from Thebes at the end of the play. Oedipus realizes his foolishness at the end of the play‚ comparing his lack of wisdom to

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    Oedipus vs Creon

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    Thompson English II – 6 17 April 2014 Compare and Contrast Creon and Oedipus In the plays Oedipus the King and Antigone Creon and Oedipus both are similar‚ but are different in many ways too. They both share in common their overbearing determination‚ but different in their care for the people of Thebes. Initially‚ both Oedipus and Creon exert an overbearing determination that can be the tragic flaw that destroys their lives. Oedipus was determined to find the killer of King Laius saying‚ “As for

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    10/20/13 Compare and Contrast of Oedipus the King 1984 and Sophocles Oedipus Rex 1957 I will be addressing why I believe each director portrayed the characters Oedipus and Teiresias in their own manner. Starting off in the 1984 version‚ Oedipus is depicted by a man of his youth. He is dressed in a bright modern white suit. I feel the director of this film version may have been chosen white to make the actor stand out compared to the other characters that have been seen who were in faded darker

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