Professor Mihailovic 5-14-01 Though Shakespeares’ Hamlet and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King were written in two different eras‚ echoes of the latter can be found in the former. The common theme of Hamlet and Oedipus the King is regicide. Also‚ like in Oedipus the King‚ there is a direct relationship between the state of the state and the state of their kings. Furthermore‚ there is also a relationship between Oedipus’ armed entrance into the bedroom in which Jocasta hanged herself‚ and Hamlet’s
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Through analysis on the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles‚ I found that my understanding was deepened by my knowledge of major themes shown through Sophocles’ use of symbolism‚ paradox‚ and setting. This led to a deeper understanding regarding existentialism and man’s pursuit for knowledge itself. During a discussion on symbolism‚ Oedipus’ fate was linked to a quote by Randy Pausch: “We cannot change the cards we are dealt‚ only how we play the hand.” One of the themes Sophocles makes prevalent throughout
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World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and
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Reaction Paper on Oedipus The King World Literature Oedipus the King‚ also known by the as Oedipus Rex‚ is an tragedy written by Sophocles. It was the second of Sophocles ’s three Theban plays to be produced‚ together with Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone. Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus‚ a man who becomes the king of Thebes who was destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy‚ noticeably containing an
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in Athens The story of Oedipus Tyrannus‚ otherwise known as Oedipus the King or Oedipus Rex‚ is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles; it tells the story of Oedipus‚ the king of Thebes who is plagued by a self-fulfilled prophecy in which he kills his father Laius and marries his own mother‚ Jocasta. Not only is it widely recognized as Sophocles’ greatest work‚ the story of Oedipus has lent its name to what is recognized in the psychological realm today as the Oedipus complex‚ in which a young
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Oedipus Throughout the course of time‚ the definition of the word "tragedy" has changed significantly from what the word originally meant when the Greeks were writing their famous plays. The word has gone from meaning "A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow‚ especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw‚ moral weakness‚ or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances‚" to the modern meaning of the word‚ "a lamentable‚ dreadful‚ or
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OEDIPUS REX In the tragedy Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus commits several immoral acts. Typically‚ society views these as evil and unjust. However‚ although Oedipus commits several licentious deeds‚ Sophocles makes the reader sympathize because Oedipus is oblivious to the incriminating facts. Throughout the play Oedipus Rex commits numerous crimes the society see as immorally wrong. Oedipus believes that if he leaves Corinth he will be able to avoid his fate. The oracle says the Oedipus will kill
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in the tale of Oedipus Rex‚ the tragic hero of Thebes who is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus learns that in attempting to run away from the prophecy‚ he fulfills it instead. After blinding himself in shame‚ Oedipus bemoans to his friends that “my measure of ills fills my measure of woe; Author was none‚ but I” (Sophocles 47). Oedipus laments the fact that he was the one who authored his fate as he tried to run away from it.
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but people have to be constantly or search of justice. In “Oedipus Rex‚” King Oedipus faces challenges of justice during the novel to overcome his novel. In “Oedipus Rex‚” the King Oedipus kills his father without him being aware that the man he had killed was his real father. He was born with a tragic flaw that at some point of his life he was going to kill of his father. Once his brother-in-law and the prophet find out that Oedipus killed his father; they want justice justice for the city of
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cause-and-effect chain. The plague in Thebes prompts Oedipus to send Creon to consult the oracle of Delphi; the oracle¡¦s reply that the murderer of Laius must be banished from Thebes prompts Oedipus pronounce a solemn curse on the murderer and to send for Teiresias. Teriesias states that Oedipus is the murderer‚ but since the king knows himself to be innocent (or thinks he knows)‚ he accuses Creon of plotting with Teiresias against him. The quarrel of Oedipus and Creon brings Jocasta from the house; seeking
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