Jennifer Francois Dr.Beitchman The story Oedipus the king was written by Sophocles. This play was one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Oedipus Kinds of Thebes once was praised by priest and the people of the city. The plague was struck by the people of Thebes grew sick. When the people of the Thebes‚ (described as the chorus) went to the priest for help‚ they all turned to Oedipus for their salvation. Oedipus sought for answers by sending his best man Creon to Apollo the Oracle of
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The Six Elements of a Tragedy in “Oedipus Rex” Aristotle’s “The Poetics” describes the process of a tragedy. It is not the guide per se of writing a tragedy but is the idea’s Aristotle collected while studying tragedies. A tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ consists of six major points. The first and most important is the plot‚ which is what all the other points are based on. Such points are: character‚ language‚ thought‚ melody‚ and spectacle (Aristotle). A prime example of the usage of these
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Hovan 5 Oedipus/Tragic Hero 3/12/97 A Tragic Hero or Not? Oedipus is definitely a tragic hero. In Aristotle’s theory he talks about the ways you become a tragic hero. The first thing that happened to Oedipus is the ’the reversal of fortune leading up to a final recognition’. In the story this happens man times‚ When he is a baby he was sent to the mountain to be killed which would be a misfortune. A shepherd comes up to the mountain and saves him by bringing him back to Corinth. Oedipus kills his
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Trust of God or Men The chorus passage (lines 954-997) in Oedipus Rex is an intriguing‚ intensive piece that overstates the point it is trying to get across. While the passage may hint at things like defying the will of the gods and even apostasy‚ the true conflict lies in the level of trust the chorus has with Oedipus and Tiresias’ arguments‚ respectively. Tiresias has the backing of the gods‚ seeing as he is a famed prophet from Delphi. Oedipus‚ however‚ has the respect and admiration of his people
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Acceptance. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ and the medieval morality play‚ Everyman‚ by and anonymous author‚ both the title characters travel through these stages throughout the plot when they come to meet their fates or misfortunes. Oedipus‚ when Jocasta re-tells the details of how Laios was murdered‚ begins his approach to denial. At first‚ he searches for more and more information that might prove he didn’t really kill his father. This shows the reader that Oedipus seems to know subconsciously
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`”Then he struck me on the head….he lay there helpless- on his back- I killed him”(Sophocles 1306). This is a play called Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Everyone in the city of thebes believes Oedipus has everything going got him‚ but they do not know what his fate has in store for him. A man of such greatness commits such haness and insestuous crime. Having too much pride can lead to tragedy for the persons involved reasons being a person who has high self esteem has impulses problems‚ abuses relationships
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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 of Oedipus the King‚ compresses the dramatic reveal of the true destiny and origin of birth to Oedipus all in one
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Importance of Fatherhood Fatherhood is important and is often taken for granted and not treated with the respect it deserves. In the plays Fences and Oedipus the King‚ Troy and Oedipus are affected by the lack of fatherhood. In Troy’s case‚ he fails to be a supportive father to his son‚ Cory‚ ultimately distancing himself from his family. As for Oedipus‚ he is cursed by the gods before his birth‚ due to his father‚ Laius‚ raping and kidnapping a young boy (Weineck). Although the situations of each play
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Oedipus the King The people believed at the time of Sophocles that an individual achieves his destiny as a result of his own fate. This is true in the case of Oedipus the king‚ whose anger; pride and blindness towards the truth bring his tragic downfall. At the start of the play‚ Oedipus is depicted as a confident ruler‚ who saved Thebes from the curse of Sphinx‚ furthermore‚ he becomes the king overnight. He declares his name gladly just as it were itself a recuperating charm: “Here I am myself—
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Tiresias’ prophecy for Oedipus on the other hand is ignored because of Oedipus’ ignorance to his situation that has already taken place. In Oedipus’ case Tiresias brings him news of prophecies that have already been fulfilled‚ yet for Creon in Antigone his prophecy is in the works. Tiresias plays a key role in the reversal of Oedipus’ fate in Oedipus Rex‚ but his role in Antigone has less of an impact. Tiresias is the first one to reveal a big piece of the puzzle to Oedipus‚ he speaks first of his
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