Lancaster ENG230 11/25/2010 Oedipus the King Character Analysis Oedipus the King had accomplished many great things during his reign of Thebes and in his life time. Oedipus found out during his reign in Thebes that the Gods who loved him also knew his devastating fate. As a young man when Oedipus answered the riddle the Sphinx he soon found his self having everything want and need. He earned his spot as the new King of Thebes‚ he had a great wife and lovely set of children
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The Dramatic Irony in Oedipus the King Before taking a closer look on the identity of the protagonist and murderer‚ and having in mind that Oedipus the King is a very spacious and difficult to analyze play‚ including opportunities for discussion on quite a few topics‚ I have chosen to briefly focus on the dramatic irony used by Sophocles to disclose the characters’ identity throughout the play. In general‚ irony is a very common technique used in every drama work and it is usually used by the
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Blindness and Sight in Oedipus the King: • Also Darkness and Light. • Irony – the blind man can see the truth (inner vision); the sighted man can see nothing but believes he knows (Oedipus is really blind). • Main pt: Oedipus can see but is really blind. Tiresias can’t see but has inner vision (gift from the Gods). • Blindness and Sight (physically and reality). • The old man is physically blind but he has inner vision‚ the gift of Apollo. • By the end of the play the Kings fortunes are reversed
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In the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ blindness is a reoccurring theme which is used in many different ways in the play. Blindness is used quite often and is emphasized with the prophet Tiresias who is literally blind can see the truth unlike Oedipus who is blind to see the truth about his past and the crimes he has committed. It is ironic that the prophets Tiresias who is blind can see better then Oedipus in a metaphorical sense. The prophet Tiresias is physically blind but is able to see much more
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with seeing forbidden sexual acts‚ or revealing secret sexual truths”. Tiresias is summoned to the palace Oedipus can find the murderer so he can end the plague that threatens to overtake Thebes. The accusation Tiresias provides for the royal couple is disregarded because at the time nor Oedipus and Jocasta believed that the prophecy was true‚ due to that they were ignorant of the truth. Oedipus starts degrading Tiresias and his blindness. Tiresias replies by saying “your eyes can’t see the evil to
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pain‚ heartache‚ and suffering. The events in the play‚ Oedipus The King‚ written by Sophocles portrays how life ends up for those who are bad-tempered‚ prideful‚ arrogant; showing no reverence to God. Therefore the flaw of character (not fate)‚ is responsible for the tragedy that occurs in Oedipus the King. Sophocles wanted his Greek audience to relate to Oedipus. He wanted to instill some type of flaws in the character. This made Oedipus
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than we know do about the lives of any other Greek playwright‚ but this still is not a lot. Sophocles’ work has been said to be the pinnacle of Greek tragedy. Oedipus the King is something like the literary Mona Lisa of ancient Greece. It presents a nightmare vision of a world turned upside down; a decent man‚ Oedipus‚ becomes the king of Thebes‚ whilst in the process unknowingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. As scholars‚ we are bound to relate this
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The Role of Fate in Oedipus the King What is fate? According to dictionary.com‚ fate is something that unavoidably befalls a person. In other words fate is uncontrollable. Oedipus the King was a very popular Greek tragedy performed around the 5th century that depicts how’s ones fate is unavoidable no matter what may happen. Before his birth‚ Oedipus was doomed because of the prophesies of the Oracle at Delphi. Oedipus’s fate was that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus eventually
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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 Quran and Oedipus the King also known as Oedipus Rex are two well written pieces of work. The Quran‚ is the last sentiment of God to many‚ is not just a piece of writing‚ but a way of life describe in a book. The Oedipus Rex is a complex work that tells a tale‚ but also sheds a light on how modern day people are. Both works are still relevant to today’s modern times. The Quran was established into an original book many centuries ago‚ it still have relevance in present time. The Quran is the
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