Komninos Mrs. McGill AP Lit and Comp / Period 2 30 October 2008 Annotated Bibliography: Oedipus Rex Knox‚ Bernard M.W. "The Oedipus Legend" Readings On Sophocles 56.2 (Sep. 2008): 85-88. Gale. Niceville High School Lib.‚ Niceville‚ FL. 14 Sept. 2008 <http://find.galenet.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>. In Bernard’s critical essay‚ he examines the multiple elements that make up the Oedipus legend (such as novelty‚ myths‚ and plot) throughout the whole story and provides a summary
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The Tragic hero & The Oedipus 1. Oedipus Rex is not only the greatest play of Sophocles but also the greatest Greek play. Aristotle‚ in the poetics‚ gives very high praise to the play. According to Aristotle‚ the tragic hero is a highly esteemed and prosperous man who falls into misfortune because of some serious hamartia. He particularly gives the example of Oedipus. Oedipus is closely the intermediate kind of person stipulated by Aristotle‚ not much wicked‚ not much virtuous. The complete reversal
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T-Rex T-rex name have you wonder where their name came from well wonder no longer. T-Rex came from a Latin word meaning “king” and Tyrannosaurus comes from a Greek word meaning ‘tyrant lizard’(science kids). The person that named the T-rex was Henry Fairfield Osborn(enchanted learning). Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’‚ while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin(science kids). Do you know the year when the T-rex got named was 1905(enchanted learning). Tyrannosaurus
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The Failure of Destiny Avoidance (plan) The characters in Oedipus Rex try very hard to avoid their destiny but ultimately fail. Discuss King Oedipus is a dramatic play about how the characters Oedipus‚ Jocasta‚ and Laius live to put all their efforts in avoidance of their destiny but ultimately fail.  Destiny: Oedipus murder Laius (father) and incest to Jocasta.  Murder and incest considered extremely bad in Greek society  punished by Gods  Sophocles shows characters
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Within the narrative‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’ interpretation of justice is enacted through his search to find the killer of King Laius in order to cure his city of a plague. Throughout his journey‚ he learns the genuine truth about himself and in the end‚ succeeds in finding the murderer and punishes himself to save his city. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus’ perception of justice is seen throughout the entire Sophocles play. His perception is that justice is above all man‚ even himself. This is relevant
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Misery Comes With Wisdom: a persuasive essay Wisdom is so often thought as a gift that many people overlook how it can also be a curse. Teiresias‚ a character in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ is an Oracle that is miserable with the wisdom he holds. Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes‚ solves the riddle of the Sphinx to obtain the throne. Now the king is trying to find out who is responsible for the plague. However‚ Teiresias knows that Oedipus is searching for himself. Teiresias believes that his wisdom does
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Symbolism in Oedipus the King Does the fear of one’s fate sometimes cost one a lot more? Fate is about choices that one picks that will set their destiny. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ it becomes obvious of what is to come of Oedipus’ future. The play takes place in 430 B.C. in the city of Thebes. There was a plague in the city that had all the people sitting near death’s door. Oedipus‚ who is the king of the city‚ wants to find out the problem and how to solve it. He will send out his brother-in-law
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Sophocles and Shakespeare explore the tragic hero through their main characters Oedipus and Othello‚ respectively. While both are noble men‚ they both allow their pride to be their demise. Oedipus is at the will of a prophecy‚ of which he tries to overcome‚ but ironically succumbs to it. Othello‚ however‚ allows himself to be manipulated by Iago‚ and for this reason he is more responsible for his fate than Oedipus is of his. Throughout the history of Western literature‚ authors have explored the
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