AP Notes: Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex‚ circa 429 BC. Author Biography Sophocles was a Greek intellectual who lived from approximately 497 BC to 406 BC. Only seven of his tragedies survive to present day‚ the most famous of which concern the characters of Oedipus and Antigone. Historical Information Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex during an era of philosophical advancement which took place largely in ancient Greece‚ and was led by such intellectuals as Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. The pervasive questioning
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Pride and self confidence determine your fate. You are either hubristic or you have arête. The problem with hubris is that it can cause a sort of hamartia; it truly is a fatal flaw. In the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles‚ the hubris and hamartia of Oedipus and Jocasta lead them to their drastic fate. Excessive pride and confidence of outsmarting the gods made their tragic prophecy come true. When a prophet comes to Oedipus to tell him who the murderer of Laius is and accuses Oedipus of
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By: Steig Larsson The book that I chose to read was‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In the book we learn about social issues that are not only found in Sweden but from all over the world. Through the book the two main characters solve a murder mystery from 40 years ago. While solving the murder mystery‚ social issues are brought up time and time again. One of major issues that are brought to the reader’s attention is sexual violence that is used towards women
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Tragedy […] is an imitation of an action that is serious […] with incidents arousing pity and fear. (Aristotles‚ Poetics IV‚ 1449a 10-15) Tragedy follows the rise and the fall of its protagonist who is overcome by the antagonist. Aristotle’s Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare’s Macbeth capture the timeless nature of human experience; they display powerful central characters whose course of action demonstrates the different attributes and sides of human nature. Through the vicissitudes of protagonists’ fates
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Oedipus rex is a well-known Greek play that was performed by Sophocles during 429 BC. A play that emphasizes on Greek tragedy and Greek Oracles. In this play‚ there is a lot of tension on just the guys and how they really use their anger to fix their problems. Not really focusing on the women in this passage‚ but when they do come into the play they show a lot of strength and affection. Women have more independent roles while men have more independent roles. Greek society has many types of women
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Holmes‚ 1918). In the two different versions of Oedipus Rex‚ the first version translated by Fitts and Fitzgerald‚ and the second translated by Luci Berowitz and Theodore Brunner‚ the emotional appeal is quite different due to the different diction of each of the translation versions. The different diction in the two versions seems to give Oedipus two different characters. The diction that the four authors use in their translations of Oedipus Rex is very effective in conveying different emotional feelings
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In "Oedipus Rex"‚ Sophocles portraits one of the most intriguing and fascinating traits of the human nature: the search for truth regarding who we are and the realization of the paths reserved by our future fate. The play starts with the presentation of the main character: Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes. Sophocles presents Oedipus to the reader as a majestic figure who addresses his attention to the people of Thebes from his palace. The city had been hit by a devastating plague due to Laïos (the
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Jordan Lopez 09/23/2012 AP English 12 – Rayl Throughout “Oedipus Rex”‚ Sophacles constantly fills the play with irony of all kinds‚ whether it is dramatic‚ situational‚ or verbal. He almost seems to enjoy exploiting Oedipus’ ignorance of the murder he committed and the prophecy he fulfilled‚ especially in the beginning of the play before he begins to realize the truth in his actions. This play is a great example of the usage of irony to create an entertaining plot. Dramatic irony is mostly seen
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The Era of Tattoos and Piercings Tattoos are a permanent mark on the body‚ something that I think anyone thinking about getting a tattoo should put some serious thought into. What I’m saying is that I think tattoos should have a deep meaning to the person getting them. In other words don’t think of a tattoos as an accessory‚ think of a tattoo as something that you can never get rid of after you get it. In my view‚ Appleton raised an interesting point in her thesis‚ one that I had never
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