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    Oedipus Throughout the course of time‚ the definition of the word "tragedy" has changed significantly from what the word originally meant when the Greeks were writing their famous plays. The word has gone from meaning "A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow‚ especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw‚ moral weakness‚ or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances‚" to the modern meaning of the word‚ "a lamentable‚ dreadful‚ or

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    Okonkwo Vs. Oedipus

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    Okonkwo and Oedipus are two different people from two different cultures‚ but they are both tragic heroes. In the stories‚ Okonkwo and Oedipus are very important people and rules in their society. Granted‚ Okonkwo does not rule alone and Oedipus did. Like true tragic heroes they have a fall from grace. For one of the two‚ the fall drives him to his death. Both of these men were leaders of their community. Even though Okonkwo didn’t rule by himself‚ he was still a very important man to his tribe

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    Oedipus the King

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    Oedipus The King Essay Ever wonder if you’ve already met the person that you’ll someday marry? In Oedipus The King by Sophocles‚ it seems that Oedipus married someone that once knew him well. As a matter of fact‚ a little too well. In this play‚ a man named Oedipus became king in a very fascinating way‚ from having a very out of the ordinary kind of past. From a baby he was orphaned‚ left to die a very brutal death‚ because of a prophecy too unbearable for his true

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    Oedipus Rex

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    Prof McGee November 23‚ 2013 Proper Punishment and Justice in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Within Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus’ destiny was to marry his biological mother and murder his biological father. Oedipus pointlessly tries to change his fate‚ but was powerless in changing anything. With no control over his destined fate‚ unaware of his family history‚ and unconscious of who his birth parents were‚ Oedipus is guiltless in killing his father and marrying his very own mother. Justice

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    Oedipus as a Tragic Hero

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    Oedipus is considered a tragic hero. Characteristics of a tragic hero are‚ the tragic hero must be born of noble birth which means a high class /rank. The character is in between being exceptionally good and exceptionally evil. The tragic hero’s misfortune or downfall is brought by some error of judgment that comes from some inner flaw or weakness‚ not because of some horrible thing he has done. And finally the tragic hero goes through one or more reversals of fortune leading up to a final recognition

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    Oedipus and Troy Maxson

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    According to Aristotle’s definition of tragedy‚ the famous play “Oedipus the king” by Sophocles fit all of qualifications. Oedipus is a tragic hero since his particular characteristic is king. In another play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson‚ is different with Oedipus. He is not a tragic hero of Aristotle’s concept‚ but he is a modern tragic. Oedipus was definitely a tragic hero‚ but Troy is not matching it. Following the Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero:

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    Oedipus the King

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    said in haste? In Sophacles ’ Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus longed to retract the curse that he brought upon himself but what he did could not be undone. Oedipus ’ pride blinded him to himself and everything around him. He had eyes that could see physically but could not recognize any faults within himself. Ironically‚ a blind man was able to perceive the truth and even then Oedipus did not believe. Sophacles ’ Oedipus Rex is the epiphany of dramatic irony. Oedipus is a proud man. He thinks of himself

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    Hubris In Oedipus

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    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex Sophocles in Oedipus Rex introduces the horrors of veracity through the journey the tragic hero Oedipus takes on. This tragedy encompasses all the concepts of Aristotle’s Poetics in regards to a complex plot. According to Aristotle‚ a tragedy is an event that has to arouse pity and fear to the readers; Oedipus contains all the features of this demand. In terms of Oedipus’ tragedy‚ he’s seen as the cursed one who consequently has to suffer the tragic repercussions of fate

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    Oedipus Paper

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    Sophocles’’ Oedipus the King because Oedipus seeks the truth and suffers greatly when it is found. Plato’s four stages of awareness are necessary for the final form of the good‚ which is the truth‚ to be found. In both the Allegory of the Cave and Oedipus the King‚ these four stages of awareness; Imagination‚ Belief‚ Reason‚ and Understanding‚ take a vital role in explaining Oedipus’ suffering. To begin with‚ Plato would argue that Oedipus’ imagination shadows him from the real truth. Oedipus has not

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    Oedipus the King

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    tragic hero? “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles is a very good play which talks about a guy who was fated to kill his father and married his mother. Aristotle defines “tragic hero as a person of great stature and virtue who becomes aware of a mortal defect within himself.” This defect leads to great tragedy. Oedipus’s own essential nature makes him a tragic hero because his ignorance (lack of knowledge) led him to his own destruction. Also Fate plays an important role in make Oedipus a tragic hero because

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