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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And as a reward‚ he marries the Queen of the kingdom‚ Jocasta‚ his biological mother(ewwww incest). When he was king of Thebes‚ a plague attacks the city. And he consults a fortune teller to tell him how to end the plague. The teller tells him‚ that the only way to free Thebes from the play is to find and exile Laius’ killer. Oedipus starts searching for the killer‚ and he even curses it‚ without knowing that it was himself. Jocasta sends to call a messenger from Corinth. This messenger was
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is both ironic and somewhat cruel in nature‚ due to the circumstances to which this physical blindness is acquired‚ and the latter is bygone. The contrast between the piety and god fearing nature of Creon and the impious temperament of his sister‚ Jocasta‚ is a point of interest‚ as it reflects the attitudes of the majority of the characters. Originally‚ belief in the gods in minimal‚ however‚ as the dramatic and tragic event occur‚ it is to be known that the gods are rulers over all things‚ including
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he himself is the killer of Laius. Enraged‚ he insults Tiresias and accuses Creon for conspiring with the prophet to take the throne from him. After many inquiries‚ he finds out that he is the true killer of Laius and that Jocasta‚ his wife‚ is also his mother. Ashamed‚ Jocasta commits suicide and Oedipus blinds himself and leaves the city of Thebes. Oedipus is the cause of his own downfall‚ which is instigated by his hamartia‚ pride. Oedipus’s pride is the direct cause of his downfall. After finding
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When it comes to fate‚ there are two types of people. Those who believe it and those who don’t. The definition of fate‚ is the development of events beyond a person’s control; be destined to happen‚ to turn out‚ or act in a particular way. We see this definition put to use in both‚ “Oedipus the King”‚ and “Romeo and Juliet”. Is fate a real thing though? Or is it something we just see in books. Do we have control over everything that happens to us? Or is our life in the hands of “fate”. Everyone has
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Two different readers can interpret any text completely differently. This may be due to their age‚ background‚ quality of education and social status. On the other hand even a males and a females understanding may differ. Similarly with art‚ the author of any piece creates it with the intention of evoking a rare and unusual emotion in every person to create an effect. In this case‚ it is more about what the audience receives from this play and how they construe the act themselves. All of this applies
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The story of a Theban man by the name of Oedipus is one fraught with frustration on the part of the reader due to Oedipus’ ignorance and ego. Oedipus is a man with an inability to find flaws in himself and a blindingly big head. From nearly the first paragraph of this tragic tale one could see that Oedipus’ downfall would be his own incompetence. In the beginning of this greek classic we are greeted by Oedipus‚ the king of thebes‚ a city beset by a terrible plague. The cause of which is believed
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man’s future laid out by fate or did his own choices create his own future. This issue is shown throughout some character in Oedipus the King. Throughout the reading man’s own choices created his future which was also destined to be their fate. Jocasta and King Laius have a son named Oedipus‚ which means swollen foot. Laius is told that his son will grow up and murder him. Once Laius learns this he decides to take matters into his own hands and try and change his fate. He took a wooden stick and
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When was this play written (which century)? Round 4: 1. Who said these words: “Nothing can penetrate the future”. 2. Who is the third in line to the throne in Thebes? 3. How did Jocasta say killed Laius? 4. Towards the end of the play who is the key witness that they are searching for? 5. How does Jocasta kill herself? Bonus Q: Describe exactly what the Sphinx is? Round 5: 1. Who said: “Time is a great healer‚ you will see.” 2. Why does Oedipus choose not to commit suicide but to live
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"Gods can be evil sometimes." In the play "Oedipus the King"‚ Sophocles defamed the gods’ reputation‚ and lowered their status by making them look harmful and evil. It is known that all gods should be perfect and infallible‚ and should represent justice and equity‚ but with Oedipus‚ the gods decided to destroy him and his family for no reason. It might be hard to believe that gods can have humanistic traits‚ but in fact they do. The gods‚ especially Apollo‚ are considered evil by the reader because
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