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    left in “Apollo’s self-sufficient hands” (Sophocles 376)? According to Greek Theory‚ one’s future is determined by the gods and is unalterable. While most believe otherwise‚ this theory serves as the foundation for Sophocles’ famous tragedy‚ Oedipus Rex. Through Oedipus‚ Sophocles creates the perfect example of a Greek tragic hero‚ as fate becomes his fatal flaw and leaves him with limited free will. Oedipus’ fate‚ decided for him by the gods‚ leads him to murder his father and marry his mother.

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    cues from others (Goldenberg & Goldenberg‚ 2013). Even though forced to grow up quickly‚ Jeannette’s experiences allowed her to become more independent and want to do better for herself. The concept of the triangle can definitely be applied to the Walls family as a

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    Title: Oedipus Rex Author: Sophocles Date of Publication: around 430 B.C. Genre: Dramatic Tragedy Biographical information about the author: Born at Colonus‚ son of Sophilus. Sophocles was a playwright and served as a priest. He had a son with Nicartrata‚ who was also a playwright. And he also had a son with Theoris. Wrote 123plays but only 7 survived: Ajar‚ Antigone‚ Trachinian women‚ Oedipus Tyrannoss‚ Electras‚ Philocetes‚ and Oedipus at Colonus. Also increased the number of chorus from 12

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    How far was over-speculation responsible for the Wall Street Crash? There were many underlying problems and factors which connected together and lead to the Wall Street Crash in 1929‚ causing the depression which in turn caused many problems for America and sent waves across the rest of the world. Over-speculation was one of the main factors which lead to the Wall Street Crash. During the 1920s more Americans invested and bought more shares. As they did so‚ prices kept rising which meant

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    Oedipus‚ in Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex‚ is by definition‚ a tragic hero. King Laios of Thebes was given a prophecy from the oracle that he would be murdered by his son’s hand‚ and that his son would marry his wife‚ Queen Iocaste. When Oedipus was born‚ King Laios had him taken to Mt. Cithaeron to die‚ however‚ the servant who was instructed to take him to the mountain felt pity for the baby and turned him over to a shepherd from Corinth. Once in Corinth‚ he was raised by King Polybus and Queen

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    Oedipus Rex By Sophocles

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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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    Major Works Data Sheet Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Title: Oedipus Rex Author: Sophocles Date of Publication: believed to have been written in 430 B.C. Genre: tragedy Biographical Information about the Author: Sophocles was born in 495 B.C. in Athens‚ Greece. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and therefore grew up in the upper class of Athens. He competed in many writing competitions including the competition at the Theatre of Dionysos. He won‚ defeating Aeschylus

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    Oedipus Rex Analysis

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    Synopsis The city of Thebes is suffering from plague and famine. The people believed that the gods were punishing them for a wrongdoing. The people asked for Oedipus’ help. He was the current King after King Laius died. The people thought‚ since Oedipus answered the Sphinx’s question‚ and freed them from its oppression‚ he can do the same thing and find a solution for their distress. Creon (Oedipus’ brother-in-law) gave him a message from the Oracle saying that the former king was murdered and they

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    in the long run if Oedipus had not ventured out beyond the walls of Corinth. So is it worth living an examined life? Socrates had made this statement long after the creation of the Theban Trilogy. In the context of his own time‚ this was meant to imply that life must be examined and reflected upon‚ known and discovered by each individual philosopher to better enrich life for all. Yet in terms of Sophoclean drama‚ specifically Oedipus Rex‚ this was meant in a vastly different way. The unexamined life

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    The worst period of the Depression followed the crash of the Wall Street financial markets in 1929. In Britain‚ unemployment peaked just below three million in 1932. A year before‚ in August‚ the Labour government had resigned and been replaced by a Conservative-dominated National Government. Although the British economy stabilised under the National Government and unemployment began a steady decline after 1935‚ it was only with re-armament in the period immediately before the outbreak of World War

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