shares his power equally between his wife/mother‚ Jocasta‚ and Jocasta’s brother Creon. The conflict emerges between Oedipus and Creon when Oedipus brings in Tiresias to assist him in finding the murderer of Laius‚ and Tiresias tells Oedipus that it was in fact he (Oedipus) who killed Laius. One of Oedipus’s reactions towards what Tiresias tells him is that he says‚ “Creon! Is this his conspiracy his or yours?” (Sophocles‚ Ln. 431) Oedipus’s jump to reach this conclusion of blaming Creon‚ is what
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Fate the un-avoidable Throughout the vast history of literature‚ various concepts have come and gone. The idea of fate or fatalism has been a concept that has survived the test of time. Numerous characters have succumbed to the power of fate and the character of Oedipus from Sophocles’ Oedipus the King is a prime example of the vast power of fate within literature. Sophocles effectively depicts the wrath of fate as he portrays how Oedipus fell victim to fate and his efforts to disregard fate were
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Oedipus Rex is a play that many consider one of the best Greek tragedies ever made. Written by Sophocles in 429 B.C.‚ this play highlights the faults of the main character which eventually results in his demise. Oedipus‚ being the protagonist of the play‚ is king of the city of Thebes. He’s living a happy life as king until a curse falls upon the city which wreaks havoc on the kingdom. After consulting the Oracle of Delphi‚ Oedipus realizes that the only way to fix the curse would be to find who
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Ignorance to the Truth Often in tragic literature‚ authors infuse characters with a tragic flaw such as hubris. One work that explores an exuberant amount of pride is Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. In this play‚ Thebes is stricken with a plague and Oedipus‚ the King‚ will sacrifice anyone to save it. In the process of finding a solution‚ Oedipus realizes that he fulfills the prophecies that say he will kill his father and marry his mother. In the play‚ Sophocles shows Oedipus’ hubris by using irony.
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Tiresias is not flattered and immediately chastises him for being so foolish and ignorant. Oedipus becomes increasingly angry each time the prophet will not reveal what he knows and finally begins hurling insults at the old man. After quite a large quantity of verbal assault‚ Tiresias becomes enraged and he lets out the truth: Oedipus himself is the murderer‚ Jocasta is his mother as well as
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Oedipus the King- Blind To His Own Problems No problem can ever be solved by avoiding‚ hiding or running from it. The best way to solve troubles is to confront them. In the play Oedipus the King‚ the heroine of the story‚ named Oedipus‚ has many troubles. He is looked upon to save Thebes‚ the city of his reign‚ from the terrible plague that has come to it. Throughout the play‚ Oedipus struggles in finding the murderer of King Laius (the prophet Delphi tells Creon that the murderer must be driven
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son of Laius‚ which‚ unknowingly‚ is himself. "I will bring it all to light... I shall rid us of this pollution‚ not for the sake of a distant relative‚ but for my own sake (Knox‚ 10)." The irony reaches its peak when Oedipus calls on the prophet Tiresias to help uncover the murder of Laius and seek an cure to the
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blindness‚ which Oedipus suffered‚ made him unable to accept and comprehend that Tiresias‚ although a blind prophet‚ can "see" the truth about his king‚ and yet Oedipus‚ with his perfect physical sight‚ cannot see this truth of himself‚ for he is still ignorant of it. In fact he is so blind that he becomes furious and angry with anyone who is foolish enough to suggest such an idea concerning his destiny. Correspondingly Tiresias plays an important role and is used significantly by Sophocles to shadow the
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does not even believe to Teirsesias‚ who made him king in the first place. Tiresias‚ the blind prophet warns Creon that the gods are angry about the blasphemous treatment of Polynices’ body and will punish the city for this sacrilege. “Only a fool is governed by self-will‚ “the advice given by Tiresias means that a fool does not use his reason or wisdom but his emotion or what he wants. Creon does not care and suspects Tiresias for making a false prophecy which makes Creon stubborn. Antigone has equal
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Oedipus Rex Draft The infamous Greek tragedian‚ Sophocles‚ effected a transformation in the spirit and significance of a tragedy; although problems of religion and morality still provided the themes‚ the nature of man‚ his problems‚ and his struggles became the chief interest of Greek tragedy. A sophoclean tragedy contains recurring elements to truly engage the viewers and dramatize the plot.Common elements in a sophoclean tragedy include the protagonist being a person of noble birth and stature;
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