Equity ought to be given to the individuals who are decently or humble‚ in any case‚ in "Oedipus the King" that was lamentably not the situation. He was a man true to his word. Carried his intellect with extravagant honor‚ yet he was dejectedly destined to great errors by the Gods. He wanted to look for who killed Laius‚ respectively‚ but it was himself unknowingly. Making the justice he should have received utterly forgotten. From the get go he tried his best to protect his parents’ and himself
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The Universal Lessons of Oedipus the King Oedipus the King is a dramatic tale of a great king brought down by “fate” and the destiny of the gods. It is a story of strife over events that were out of one’s control but mainly handled in a way that only caused further destruction and heartache. There are many universal lessons to be learned by Oedipus and his tragic story; lessons that every man today could benefit from‚ such as the downfalls of arrogance and selfishness‚ the grave mistakes in being
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Thebes‚ he disgraces his people with his actions of murder and incest. Ultimately‚ Oedipus’ character flaws are responsible for the disaster that takes place in the story‚ including his lack of self-control and anger‚ impulsive decision to marry Jocasta‚ and self admittance of fulfilling his destiny. As Oedipus was making his way to Thebes‚ he came upon another cart in the intersection of the road‚ manned by another gentleman. When Oedipus came upon the other carriage in the crossroad‚ he could
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the prophecy delivered by the oracle before his birth. He tries to avoid his fate and believes that he has outsmarted the gods by leaving Corinth. He obviously believes in the concept of predestination but refuses to obey it himself. Like Laius and Jocasta‚ who tried to kill him after his birth‚ he sought ways to escape his horrible destiny. The chorus takes the side of the gods and preaches their power throughout the play‚ only deviating from this position once. "But if any man comes striding‚ high
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Being ignorant of the world around oneself is worse than being blind. The truth is hard to observe if one is not thinking critically and be open minded. When one is self absorbed in his own hubris‚ he will lose track of values that are much more important to him‚ including his own prophesized fate. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’s “blindness” towards the decisions he made and his past added to his inevitable downfall. One of the many aspects that Oedipus failed to perceive were the clues of his own past
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unknown‚ / one or many - may he wear out his life / in misery to miserable doom” (246-259). Because of this persistence to reveal the truth he inherently curses himself‚ thus bringing upon self-imposed misery as well as that employed by the gods. Jocasta states “I beg you - do not hunt this out - I beg you. / If you have any care for your own life”. (1060-1) in response to Oedipus’s goal‚ but Oedipus bring forth tragedy by failing to heed to her plea. The reversal of situation is the first attribute
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tragedy. | Although there are no sexual scenes in ‘Oedipus Rex’‚ the characters and course of events in both plays are greatly affected by this action. Oedipus sleeps with his mother and fulfils the prophecy‚ thus causing both Oedipus and Jocasta to inflict harm on themselves. After Stanley rapes Blanche in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’‚ Blanche’s sanity fails and she appears to be permanently stuck in her fantasy world. | Characters | The male protagonists in both plays are portrayed
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Sophocles often wrote about ancient myths that were common knowledge to the people who viewed his plays. “Oedipus The King” was written knowing that the audience is aware of the outcome of the play‚ and therefore utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in which irony plays a key role. More specifically‚ this dramatic irony is used to highlight the characters’ different flaws. Even though Oedipus was not a bad person‚ his lack of humility blurs his ability to see the truth of the
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The tragic fall of Oedipus in Sophocles play "Oedipus Rex" is both self-inflicted and result of events drawn from his own destiny. First off early on in Oedipus ’ life his first deadly mistake towards succeeding his self-inflicted downfall was the murder of his father the former king. In a blind rage without any motive‚ he kills Liaus and his men at a rode crossing. Fate may have had led him to that point but it was his own rage that resulted in his biggest mistake. Further evidence of his self-inflicted
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Living a life as a sovereign ruler is not always the peaceful‚ golden roads of glory one would think. In the tragic play of “Oedipus the King”‚ Oedipus completes a dreadful and long journey in which his respected and well-known position in the Greek city of Thebes crumbles because of his tragic flaw of ambition and hubris. The claws of the past are at the throat of the king and the audience begins to feel pity for Oedipus when his renowned name tragically falls down from grace. Sophocles‚ writer
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