Oedipus Rex Topic: Is it always good to know the truth? Have you ever heard the saying ‘’ the truth will set you free‚ but first it will make you miserable.’’ Well behind that there is another question‚ Is it always good to know the truth? Some say the truth will either break or make a person. Would you rather live your life in a bundle of lies and pretend to be happy? Or would you rather spend your life in shame and suffering because of the truth? It would be a guarantee the guilty feeling will
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to run away from fate and wound their child with cruelness by hitting nail on his ankle and letting their child to die on mountains. They were only trying to protect themselves‚ but still it was his fate that he was remained alive. Jocasta herself admitting that; Jocasta But this child had not been three days in this world before the King had pierced the baby’s ankles and left him to die in a lonely mountain side. Here the point is that if they were cruel enough to hit nail in their own infant child’s
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about Oedipus as soon as he was born. Once the destiny was foretold by the gods‚ no amount of hope‚ faith‚ or vain effort by human beings could have prevented it. As soon as there was interference with fate‚ it was counteracted by the divinities. Jocasta wanted to kill the baby‚ so she skewed his legs together‚ had a servant bring him to the forest and leave him for dead. The servant does not want to carry out this deed and therefore "saves his life" by handing the baby to someone else‚ so that he
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The Downfall of a King – By His Own Hand? Friedrich Nietzche stated “The edge of wisdom is turned against the wise man; wisdom is a crime committed on nature”: such are the terrible words addressed to us by myth.” (136). The tragic Greek play Oedipus Tyrannus‚ by Sophocles‚ seems to present Oedipus both as having free will to make decisions and also being the victim of fate‚ which the Greeks believed to guide the universe. Oedipus was acting freely of his own free will throughout the play and by
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may believe that everything is a matter of free will. Belief in Free will is the belief that your own choices lead you to your destiny. In Oedipus Rex the idea of predestination is the most important theme of the play. The main Characters Oedipus‚ Jocasta and Laius all try to escape their destiny and take matters into their own hands but do not escape from their fate. Oedipus speaks to the people of Thebes from his palace and tells them that there is nothing he can’t do to save his city. He asks
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p. 203) Though Oedipus was acting out of self-defense when he killed Laius‚ it was key in revealing the things to come. Oedipus’ children must now face constant shame and the whole family is disgraced. Had Laius never been killed‚ Oedipus and Jocasta would never be together. However‚ the main problem is that Oedipus had to find out who killed Laius. This is what uncovered the family’s origins‚ bringing disgust and disgrace upon them all. A common element of Greek tragedy‚ Oedipus realizes
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without anyone even himself knowing at the time. Once the shepherd came‚ he was able to create the picture for Oedipus and he knew he was the one who killed his father. He was blinded to the truth all this time by the amount of pride he had within him. Jocasta his wife killed herself because she found out that she had married his son and even had kids with him. And because of this Oedipus kills himself. Sophocles once said‚ “…He digs them down the sockets of his eyes‚ crying “you’ll see no more the pain
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Jeremy Salas Mrs. Collar English 1302 1 March 2013 Oedipus’s Fateful Decisions Throughout the play of Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus and other members of the play makes some decisions that ultimately decide Oedipus’s fate. Some of Oedipus’s decisions are a result from an oracle‚ but his personal decisions ultimately lead to his fall to death. His decisions of running away from his home kingdom‚ pushing the oracle to speak more‚ and searching for the shepherd that knew where Oedipus came from leads
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Rachel Gallison Ms. Backhus Honors English 24 February 2014 Oedipus the King Final Assessment Journal: 1. After Oedipus blinds himself I think that he does show his previous pride. I was surprised when he blinded himself after seeing his wife/mother dead as she committed suicide. When he came out in front of the public he displayed his pride as confidently as he had when he could see. He wanted the public to know about what he has done‚ i.e. killing his father and marrying his mother‚ and he
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Critical Analysis of “Oedipus the King” The Truth of Fate Critical Analysis of “Oedipus the King” The journeys we as humans take over our lifetimes are all a matter of choices. As we age‚ our daily decisions shape the overall outcome of our collective destinies. Gathering our personal views‚ our beliefs‚ and our general knowledge of what is right and wrong gives us the ability to form the decisions that shape our destinies and the fates of the people around us. This is a choice
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