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    In Sophocles’ play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ there are many themes that are woven through the life of King Oedipus‚ and revealed through the key points of the plot. One of the most important themes is the inevitability of ones’ fate. Although fate is considered the usual genre of the Greeks in playwriting there‚ are specifics that Oedipus conducts unusual to our own way of thinking of a king during the Ancient Greek times. For example: Oedipus’s ignorance of believing what is said from his wife‚ Iocaste and

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    Essay on Oedipus Rex 4-3-97 In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ the theme of irony plays an important part through the play. What Oedipus does‚ what he says‚ and even who he is can sometimes be ironic. This irony can help us to see the character of Oedipus as truly a ’blind’ man‚ or a wholly ’public’ man. A great irony is found in Oedipus’s decree condemning the murderer. Oedipus says‚ "To avenge the city and the city’s god‚ / And not as though it were for some distant friend‚ / But for my own sake‚ to be

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    Causing our own grief In Oedipus Rex‚ written by Sophocles‚ some of the characters cause their own problems. The idea applies not only to the story but to real life as well. In fact‚ “The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.” The significance of this quotation is that people bring on their own sadness by their own doings. Other people do not cause the grief. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus causes his own grief by trying to escape the fate of the oracle’s prophecy. He cannot blame his grief on

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    Oedipus Rex In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles uses dramatic techniques in order to create tension‚ an impact or a certain atmosphere in the play. Some examples of this include foreshadowing‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ and many more. However‚ this essay is only going to talk about two of these methods; irony. These two methods seem to be the most used in the play and also seem to add the most feeling or impact on the audience. There are many instances in Oedipus Rex‚ that the dramatic technique of irony is

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    Aristotle said “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles is the best Greek play ever written. The audiences might agree with Aristotle depending upon their understanding of the “healthy confusion” of both pleasure and perplexity portrayed. “Oedipus Rex” is one immense riddle that lifts the audience’s minds’ to a higher understanding of the human life. Greek culture would call this: Catharsis‚ which is purification of the mind. Thematic ideas in the play are derived from the axial age‚ which concentrated on logos

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    1. Replace the rule-of-thumb work methods with methods based on a scientific study 2. Scientifically select‚ train‚ and develop each worker rather than passively leaving them to train themselves 3. Cooperate with the workers to ensure that the scientifically developed methods are being followed 4. Divide work nearly equally between managers and workers‚ so that the managers apply scientific management principles to planning the work and the workers actually perform the task. 1. Replace the rule-of-thumb

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    T-Rex T-rex name have you wonder where their name came from well wonder no longer. T-Rex came from a Latin word meaning “king” and Tyrannosaurus comes from a Greek word meaning ‘tyrant lizard’(science kids). The person that named the T-rex was Henry Fairfield Osborn(enchanted learning). Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’‚ while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin(science kids). Do you know the year when the T-rex got named was 1905(enchanted learning). Tyrannosaurus

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    effect. The most effective method was to use the dramatic irony‚ a situation in which a character’s words and actions are seen to be wholly contradictory to the actual situation known to some other characters or to the audience. The tragedy ’Oedipus Rex’ is filled with dramatic suspense which is largely due to the effective use of dramatic irony by Sophocles. Except for Teiresias‚ all the characters in the play such as Oedipus‚ Iokastȇ‚ Creon‚ the messenger and the chorus know nothing about the

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    Oedipus Rex the Tragedy Aristotle created elements to prove a story is a tragedy. Aristotle was a philosopher and a scientist. Aristotle wrote his definition of a tragedy twenty years after Sophocles wrote the play Oedipus Rex. The play Oedipus Rex uses these elements. Oedipus Rex uses suitable language‚ dramatic form‚ and fear and pity wording throughout the play. Oedipus Rex is a true tragedy according to Aristotle’s prescribed elements. Oedipus Rex includes appropriate and pleasurable language

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    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is one of Greek literatures classic tragedies. It supports and demonstrates Aristotle’s view on tragedy in the story‚ and ultimately defines how this drama is a tragedy. He talks about tragedy being “an imitation of a noble and complete action” (Witt‚ 165) along with being artistically enhanced with fearful incidents. Important parts of tragedies also include plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and melody. Tragedies are imitations of human action

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