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    The characters in Oedipus the King express many different views on fate‚ prophecy‚ and the power of the gods. Characters like the chorus and the leader have solid beliefs in the gods and prophecy‚ but their faith is shaken many times and is changed based on the events that happen. Other characters like Jocasta refuse to accept the prophecies as truth. Towards the end of the play‚ however‚ all have no hesitation in their minds that the power of the gods and prophecies are valid. Everything that was

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    Kartikeya Sharma 09/12/2014 COM 1102 – 04 Drama Paper Character Comparison between Hamlet and Oedipus Both the tragedies ‘Hamlet’ written by ‘William Shakespeare’ and ‘Oedipus the King’ by ‘The Sophocles’ contain the basic tragic elements‚ though the Shakespeare’s Hamlet took place way after the early Greek tragedy. Both of these plays are highly written in the poetic language. In these two tragedies‚ if we try to compare the two tragic heroes playing their roles‚ then we see quite a lot of similarities

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    control and horrid temper led you to your death? In Oedipus The King‚ by Sophocles‚ Oedipus begins life with a prophesied future‚ set in stone by the gods. Oedipus is unwillingly and unconsciously forced to kill his father‚ betroth his mother‚ and live the remainder of his life in expatriation. Oedipus depletes his life attempting to find his given place in the universe‚ by endeavoring to discover his past‚ and his subsequent resolution of life. Oedipus’ shows many instances of his vigorous temper and

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    is seen mostly in the character of Hamlet. Hamlet uses the “anti disposition” strategy to revenge his fathers’ death but he over did the strategy which impeded his revenge. * Hamlet lost his first objective which he made at the beginning * It caused his death and also the death of a lot of innocent people. * Main point two: Question Two: “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark‚” says Marcellus in Hamlet. Both Hamlet and Oedipus the King suggest a relationship

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    Sarah Bolanos Dr. Ocegueda English 1302 5-Z 3 Mar. 14 Oedipus Literary Analysis Oedipus the King Fate is described as something that is predetermined or destined. In life there are many obstacles and challenges‚ it is our choice whether we choose to face them and conquer them. The way we face these obstacles relies on the way we handle the situation; we can face them with hearts full of emotion or we can face with them with rational thinking. The way we conquer these challenges is what makes

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    An overwhelming desire for personal contentment and unprecedented reputation can often result in a sickly twisted distortion of reality. In Sophocles’ Oedipus the King‚ a man well-known for his intellect and wisdom finds himself blind to the truth of h life and his parentage. Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Death of a Salesman‚ tells of a tragic character so wrapped up in his delusional world that reality and illusion fuse causing an internal explosion that leads to his undoing. Each play enacts the strugg

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    Ryan McKeown Professor Coufal ENGL 1302 20 November 2010 Tragic Fate of Oedipus the King The play Oedipus the King‚ translated by Robert Fagles‚ is a story of drama and tragedy. Oedipus’ pride and morals cause him to take fate into his own hands and it ends up blowing up in his face. He was abandoned as a baby and was raised by the king and queen of Corinth. When he reached manhood‚ he was informed by an oracle that he would one day kill his father and marry his mother. He left Corinth forever

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    Literary Criticism: Oedipus the King The pursuit of knowledge was very critical to the Greeks. Even if the truth was terrifying and hard to grasp‚ they saw it as an important virtue. The theater served as a medium for the examining of these ideas of knowledge and truth. Many playwrights at the time used the self-realizations of their protagonists as underlying themes for their tragedies. For example‚ in Oedipus the King.  Sophocles uses Oedipus’s transformation‚ along with the plot‚ to emphasize

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    the myth of Oedipus Rex‚ the main characterOedipus‚ is destined to kill his father and have intercourse with his mother. At the end of the story Oedipus finds out that he has does these deeds with a mix of fate and free will. something with decisive or far-reaching consequences that inevitably happens to somebody or something Fate is used in the myth so that Oedipus will live‚ find his home land and kill his father. The first act of fate is done when the shepherd finds Oedipus as a baby in

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    A Reaction Paper in English 106 (Greek Drama) Oedipus the King: Guilty or Innocent Submitted to Dr. Ulysses B. Aparece Submitted by Elmer J. Mangubat Guilty or Innocent Guilt presupposes the commission of sin; yet what comprises sin? From the moral standpoint‚ sin is the denial of what is good that is ought to be done or to happen; or sin is the omission of what is ought to be done. For sin to be categorized

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