Jordan Lopez 09/23/2012 AP English 12 – Rayl Throughout “Oedipus Rex”‚ Sophacles constantly fills the play with irony of all kinds‚ whether it is dramatic‚ situational‚ or verbal. He almost seems to enjoy exploiting Oedipus’ ignorance of the murder he committed and the prophecy he fulfilled‚ especially in the beginning of the play before he begins to realize the truth in his actions. This play is a great example of the usage of irony to create an entertaining plot. Dramatic irony is mostly seen
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in which was revealed within the novel of Oedipus Rex. What is being said is that not everyone understands something when it is clearly presented to them. This information was gathered based upon the conflicting relationship between Oedipus and Tiresias. The thesis statement is best supported by the way Tiresias contrasts Oedipus‚ the interaction between Oedipus and Tiresias which leads to Oedipus becoming a tragic hero‚ and the interaction between Oedipus and Tiresias which advances the story and
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Compare and Contrast One of Sophocles many achievements was a Greek tragedy called Antigone. Two of the main characters have one main conflict‚ which was burying Antigone’s brother Polyneices. Having different opinions on it both Antigone and Creon have different personality traits but with all of the differences they are also alike in many ways. Antigone is a teenage girl who is caring in a variety of ways like she looks after her little sister Ismene‚ while being compassionate to her sister
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As Meursault’s foil character‚ Thomas Perez represents the expectation of those who mourn death. Perez appears to have a intimate relationship with Madame Meursault‚ although he is unrelated to her. Weakened by old age‚ he tries his best to walk “as fast as he could”‚ even with “a slight limp” (16). Even with his ailing infirmity‚ Perez is still willing to endeavor the exhausting journey of attending Madame Meursault’s funeral procession‚ even exerting himself to the point where he faints. Although
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Just because an element adds to the complexity of the play‚ it does not necessarily mean that it would detract the audience’s understanding of the play. In this instance the opposite in true of the chorus. The role of chorus as shown in Sophocles’ Oedipus King the actually extends our understanding of the play in that the chorus commentate on the action‚ analyse the meaning behind the actions. Which bring about a deeper and more intimate understanding of the characters and what drives them to act as
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work that explores an exuberant amount of pride is Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. In this play‚ Thebes is stricken with a plague and Oedipus‚ the King‚ will sacrifice anyone to save it. In the process of finding a solution‚ Oedipus realizes that he fulfills the prophecies that say he will kill his father and marry his mother. In the play‚ Sophocles shows Oedipus’ hubris by using irony. Characterization is also used to enhance the effects of pride on Oedipus’ ability to see logistically. Both characterization
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Sophocles. In the story‚ Antigone‚ there are two distinct characters that are blind Antigone and Creon. Antigone was sent to death by Creon because she tried to give her brother a proper funeral when Creon said not to. In jail Antigone said she had no other choice but to kill herself and so she did. She was blind to the fact that other people would come to help her get out. She was also blind to the idea that Creon would let her out and that she didn’t have to kill herself. This blindness that she had gave
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your working definition of "tragedy and of "hero". Since Oedipus Tyrannos composed in ancient Greece‚ it bodes well to utilize the Aristotelian meaning of tragedy and the Homeric model of the hero (bachelorandmaster). The Homeric hero is an official figure of oral-traditional epos. Most Homeric heroes are level and static. At the end of the day‚ they have a few striking
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Inner blindness and various flaws that Oedipus possesses‚ has caused his downfall and led to his status as a static character. A static character is a character who does not experience a major change throughout a literary piece. Oedipus had numerous opportunities to change his ways but unfortunately‚ never yielded himself to the needed change. Oedipus could have made one different choice and he would have had many different chances to change his ways. Oedipus’s downfall was caused by his inability
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Antigone‚ includes many examples of martyrs and the ways they suffer for their beliefs. Although they do not have the same actions‚ Creon and Antigone share the same motive of restoring respect to their despised‚ incestual family through different ways. Some examples are such as how Antigone tries through gaining honor as the last great leader of her kin and how Creon attempts by using power as the ruler of Thebes. Through these two characters‚ Sophocles‚ one of the three ancient Greek tragedians
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