SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Sociology is known to be a very debatable subject without an agreeable consensus. Different perspectives exist and each one tries to explain the society in a different way. A perspective can be defined as a set of principles‚ an approach or a school of thought which helps to understand and explain social life. A perspective helps us to understand how the society is organised‚ how social life is arranged and how it functions. Sociological perspectives can be categorised
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World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and
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One of the main underlying themes in Oedipus Rex is blindness. Not just physical blindness‚ but intellectual blindness as well. The blindness issue is an effective contrasting method for Oedipus at different points in the play. Simply saying "blindness"‚ however‚ is a little ambiguous. It can be broken down into two components: Oedipus’s ability to "see" (ignorance or lack thereof)‚ and his
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Oedipus: A Tragic Hero Oedipus Rex‚ or Oedipus the King is Sophocles ’s first play of "The Theban Cycle." It tells the story of a king that tries to escape his fate‚ but by doing so he only brings about his downfall. Oedipus is a classic example of the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero. Aristotle defines a tragic hero as a basically good and noble person who causes his own downfall due to a flaw in his character. Oedipus is a man of noble blood; his parents‚ who raised him as a child
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Terry Sin Final Draft Period 7 The Adventures of Oedipus and Fate Is it sin to follow fate or is it sin to go against it? In the play‚ “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles‚ Oedipus is the king of Thebes who tries to lift the curse of Thebes. To lift the curse‚ he must rid of the murderer of Laios‚ the previous king of Thebes. However‚ a prophecy bounded Oedipus to an unfortunate event: he would murder Laios‚ his father. Oedipus followed his fate unknowingly and was blamed for his crime. He isn’t
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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 that he refused to analyze. Oedipus learned that Lauis was traveling with four men and was killed by one‚ yet he never connected the fact that he knew he killed a man of
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The most common theory for the actions of Oedipus in his story is the Oedipus complex‚ theorized by Freud. In the story Oedipus‚ it was his fate to marry his mother and have children with her‚ and kill his father. The Oedipus complex says that this must happen at a young age. However‚ this complex doesn’t apply to Oedipus‚ because of the different circumstances in which these actions occurred. Freud’s theory on the Oedipus complex is that it is the childhood desire to sleep with the mother and kill
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Oedipus’ Gratification Famous author C.S. Lewis once said: “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and of course‚ as long as you’re looking down‚ you can’t see something that is above you.” This quote correctly authenticates Oedipus’ tragic flaw in the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Beyond other factors‚ Oedipus’ pride through out the story blinds him from seeing many things that eventually lead us to believe his prevalent tragic flaw of all was his pride. First‚ Oedipus
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University of Phoenix Material Psychological Disorders Etiology of Psychological Disorders Describe the following perspectives on the etiology of psychological disorders: Perspective Description of Perspective Biological Perspective Born with the disorder because of a person’s genes. Learning Perspective This is a behavior that is learnt through time. Cognitive Factors The way a person thinks controls the disorder. Diathesis-Stress Model Brought on by a life event. Personality
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Through analysis on the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ I found that my understanding was deepened by my knowledge of major themes shown through Sophocles’ use of symbolism‚ paradox‚ and setting. This led to a deeper understanding regarding existentialism and man’s pursuit for knowledge itself. During a discussion on symbolism‚ Oedipus’ fate was linked to a quote by Randy Pausch: “We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ only how we play the hand.” One of the themes Sophocles makes prevalent throughout
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