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    Oedipus Rex, Sophocles

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    Oedipus the ideal Tragic Hero Kelli Richards Liberty University Abstract In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles portrays Oedipus who is also the main character‚ as a good- natured‚ beautiful‚ noble yet narcissistic person who has a lapse of judgment and fall from power. Throughout the play Oedipus makes a few profound decisions for which he is condemned to plentiful suffering;

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    Oedipus Rex Flaws

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    Does Oedipus Rex possess a tragic flaw? Oedipus‚ the King of Thebes‚ perceives himself to have complete control of his predestined crimes. Additionally‚ Oedipus was foretold about the events that would occur in his life‚ but he possesses the flaw of ignorance and pride. His downfall was his own unraveling makes the whole work more suspenseful and makes the audience want more. Oedipus Rex had an abundance flaws‚ not just one‚ but the two that stand out the most are his pride and ignorance. For example

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    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. Before he was born‚ Oedipus’ fate was decided for him by the gods through the oracles and could not be changed. In this time‚ an oracle

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    Oedipus Rex Analisys

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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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    Oedipus Rex Study Guide The Prologos 1. What initial step does Oedipus indicate he has already taken? 2. What is the significance of Delphi? What is the message from the oracle at Delphi with which Creon returns? 3. What does Oedipus think about the clue Creon reveals about who murdered King Laios? What might this perception foreshadow? 4. What does Oedipus promise to do at the end of the Prologos? 5. Of what symbolic significance are the olive boughs‚ strewn at the alter steps as

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    MWD Oedipus Rex

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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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    Oedipus Rex Essay

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    situations; therefore‚ all people have influence over their destiny. In Sophocles’ tragic Theban play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ King Oedipus‚ or the King of Thebes‚ answers his citizens’ pleas to end the dreadful plague that has fallen upon their city. In order to heal Thebes from its illness‚ Oedipus must discover the killer of the previous King of Thebes‚ King Laius. Once the prophecy uncovers itself‚ “[Oedipus] realizes the ambiguity of words‚ of values‚ and of the human condition‚” conveying that the King becomes

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    Oedipus Rex and MacBeth

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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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    Ignorance In Oedipus Rex

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    bliss will be from using Oedipus Rex‚ Flowers for Algernon (CHAЯLY movie version)‚ The Matrix‚ and Allegory

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    Irony in Oedipus Rex

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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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