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    Critique Oedipus Rex

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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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    Oedipus Rex Essay

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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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    Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

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    The primary characteristic of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is that it is an ironic play. The play’s irony grasps the audience in a profound way because of the awareness that occurs regarding everything that is going on. Even though we‚ as observers‚ are sickened at the tragic life of Oedipus and the other characters‚ we are still able to appreciate the ironical characteristics of the play itself. The irony primarily exists in the context of man being free‚ but at the same time‚ fated. Without doubt‚ this

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    hardship of having to pick up and leave any given place at any given time. Jeannette Walls experienced this as a child. She lived in Phoenix‚ Las Vegas‚ San Francisco‚ Midland‚ Blythe‚ Battle Mountain‚ and Phoenix again. Most of these stays were short and sweet‚ but each of them left an imprint on Jeannette. In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ Jeannette Walls‚ the author‚ was most influenced by her time in Battle Mountain. Jeannette was young‚ but spent a lot of time in Battle Mountain and this is where

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    Oedipus Rex Thesis

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    When learning‚ some read the bold and reread the context when it is too late. This is a thesis statement in which is based off of the context 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

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    Blindness In Oedipus Rex

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    Humanities 101 – Section 7 September 14‚ 2015 Blindness as a Spiritual Awakening in Oedipus Rex In literature‚ blindness has come to be associated with insight and highly sensitive perception. While Oedipus gains awareness to the truth‚ no longer blind to his past‚ before blinding himself‚ he gains a more spiritual sight after blinding himself. Amidst the terror that strikes in the last few scenes of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is finally able to take control of his fate by stabbing brooches in

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    Oedipus Rex Hero

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    How would someone feel if they were born with a curse set upon their life? A man named Oedipus Rex is born in Thebes with a punitive curse in the form of a prophecy. No matter how hard or far he tries to run from this curse he cannot escape it and it will follow and harass him throughout his whole life. In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is doomed from the start‚ he is very prideful‚ and he must suffer more than he deserves. Oedipus being doomed from the start proves

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    Hubris In Oedipus Rex

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    Hubris in Oedipus Rex Many people of Thebes believe Oedipus is a man with great power but sometimes he doesn’t use it with great responsibility. Throughout the story of Oedipus Rex Oedipus likes to believe he has great power and can do whatever he wants but sometimes he goes insane with power. Oedipus is arrogant many times throughout Oedipus Rex but three main parts when he does is when he lets the town know he solves the Sphinx’s riddle‚ searches for the killer and tells Tiresias what to do. Oedipus

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    Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

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    Oedipus the ideal Tragic Hero Kelli Richards Liberty University Abstract In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays Oedipus who is also the main character‚ as a good- natured‚ beautiful‚ noble yet narcissistic person who has a lapse of judgment and fall from power. Throughout the play Oedipus makes a few profound decisions for which he is condemned to plentiful suffering;

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    Oedipus Rex Flaws

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    Does Oedipus Rex possess a tragic flaw? Oedipus‚ the King of Thebes‚ perceives himself to have complete control of his predestined crimes. Additionally‚ Oedipus was foretold about the events that would occur in his life‚ but he possesses the flaw of ignorance and pride. His downfall was his own unraveling makes the whole work more suspenseful and makes the audience want more. Oedipus Rex had an abundance flaws‚ not just one‚ but the two that stand out the most are his pride and ignorance. For example

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