Rachel Gallison Ms. Backhus Honors English 24 February 2014 Oedipus the King Final Assessment Journal: 1. After Oedipus blinds himself I think that he does show his previous pride. I was surprised when he blinded himself after seeing his wife/mother dead as she committed suicide. When he came out in front of the public he displayed his pride as confidently as he had when he could see. He wanted the public to know about what he has done‚ i.e. killing his father and marrying his mother‚ and he
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It’s dark. That’s the first thing Rex notices – it’s dark and it’s quiet. But he’s awake and startled and scared‚ as though someone had crashed a pair of cymbals right over his head. There’s something wrong. A pervading sense of unease seeps in as he crawls towards consciousness to figure this out. It’s – it’s the floor. That’s the second thing that breaks through to him. The floor is cold‚ jagged‚ and rough‚ scuffing his palms as he struggles to sit up. He’s on the floor. That’s weird. Rex doesn’t
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accomplished playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. The first of the three Theban plays to be written was Antigone which was believed to have been written around 441 B.C.‚ Secondly Oedipus the King around 430 b.c.‚ and lastly Oedipus at Colonus sometime near the end of Sophocles’ life in 406–405 b.c. However in chronological order‚ the plays go Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus at Colonus‚ and lastly Antigone
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universal to all humans. The main character‚ Oedipus‚ exhibits traits that humans possess and covet. We do not wish to kill our father and marry our mother‚ but we can relate metaphorically to his situation. We relate to the broad range of emotions he displays and his reaction in various situations. Oedipus mistakenly thinks he can change his fate by using his intelligence. Ironically‚ it is his intelligence that causes him to (literally) blind himself. Oedipus is a good person who ultimately succumbs
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Irony in “The Storm” The use of Irony in Kate Chopin’s “The Storm”‚ is used through the plot of this story in several situations. Calixta four-year-old child‚ Bibi‚ was calm and kept his composer through the storm‚ he laid his little hand on his father’s knee and was not afraid compared to an adult‚ Calixta‚ who is about to lose all control due to her inner fear. The author also hides the immoral behavior of her characters behind the fear of the storm or lack of. In this story Chopin tries to
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In Mark Twain’s‚ “The Lowest Animal”‚ he uses Situation irony‚ Hyperbole‚ And Juxtaposition to convey that animals are actually more civilized than human beings because they lack these characteristics. Twain uses Situation irony the difference of expectation and reality. In paragraph 171-189‚ it talks about putting different types of animals in a cage together to see what would happen when they’re left alone. The different animals learned how to get along. But when putting different type of people
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Reflection Statement for Myth/Story/Religion in Oedipus The worship of Gods was important in Greek culture. I knew the Gods played an important role in Greek stories‚ but through this presentation‚ I learned of the connection between the Gods and irony. Apollo gave prophecies to the Greeks through his oracle at Delphi. The Greeks do everything the Gods tell them through prophecy‚ so dramatic irony is caused through the Gods because the audience may know the prophecy while the characters may not
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True Tragic Hero Throughout history many authors and their works of literature have been studied and pondered upon in order to fully understand them. Amongst these works of literature are two great pieces‚ Oedipus the King‚ by Sophocles‚ and A Doll’s House‚ by Henrik Johan Ibsen. Both authors tell empowering stories about unveiling the truth and empowerment in marriage yet the way Sophocles and Ibsen go about telling these stories is very different. A tragic hero is one that has many characteristics
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opening scene has a twisted shocking ending‚ as the lottery in the story does not involve winning a prize‚ but losing a life. Irony is an underlying theme that is used throughout the story. Irony is referring to a person‚ situation‚ or circumstance that is different than it would actually seem. Jackson led the reader to interpret the story in different way through his use of an ironic title “The Lottery” that many people knows as winning a prize or millions of dollars. However‚ the lottery
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Irony is a form of linguistic ambiguity achieved through textual‚ grammatical‚ and textual manipulation. Defined simply‚ irony is “the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect” (OED Online). Seeing as this is clearly a violation of Quality‚ one of Grice’s maxims‚ it can be presumed that in most cases of irony speakers tend to violate one or some of Grice’s four maxims underneath the Cooperative Principle: Quantity
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