Dove's play closely resembled that of Oedipus Rex, however there were a few changes. ... I felt that this was an intriguing part of Oedipus Rex that added great philosophy to the text. ... The play was easy to follow and had the ability of comprehension without prior knowledge of Oedipus Rex. After reading Oedipus Rex I was able to follow Rita Dove's play with a deeper understanding. ... It was interesting noting the similarities with that of Oedipus Rex. ...

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Throughout the play "Oedipus Rex," the playwright Sophocles, show's an underlying relationship between fate and free will. ... That specific flaw affected Oedipus's decision making process. ... It is important to note that Oedipus exercised his final act of free will in Thebes to show the influence free will has in shaping ones fate. "Oedipus Rex" demonstrates how man's fate and free will are intertwined. ... To find the truth however, Oedipus faced a crossroad. ...

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Oedipus Rex, what a sad poor man. ... In Antigone, we again follow the bloodline of Oedipus, through his daughters and sons. ... Again we see our old friend Tiresias, although I feel the role he has in this play isn't quite as influential to the story line as he was in Oedipus King. ... But on a more serious note, they are all classics in their own right. ...

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Is this true of Oedipus? In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the main character Oedipus is seen to follow his prophesized fate, which ends in his downfall. ... Oedipus has great difficulty in believing the words of others who dispute any set ideas or beliefs he has in his mind. ... The next important part is the prophecy Tieresias presents to Oedipus, the very same prophecy, the audience will note, that was also described by the oracle of Delphi. ... Oedipus manipulates his fate unwillingly to conform to that of the oracles he is so desperately trying to avoid. ...

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Though with respect to chronology, due to the audience's prior knowledge of the preceding plays Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus, and the evidence presented in the authors note, the conflict of Antigone is provided before Scene I even begins. The inciting incident occurs in the preceding note, making a the structural development of the play move based up Polynices and Eteocles' contrasting heroism. ... Consequently, the audience's subsequent extensive knowledge of the other Oedipus plays is also crucial to the understanding of the audience. ... Without the knowledge of the pre...

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The play begins on a down note because the main character, Antigone, and her sister Ismene are the daughters of the exiled Oedipus whose luck was ill fated after he married his mother and killed his father. ... This prompted me to reread the play especially after reading Oedipus Rex....

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Inspired by the Greek legend, Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, Freud's discovery of the Oedipus Complex was made during his self-analysis. The Oedipus Complex (3-5 years of age) is a characteristic constellation of loving and hostile wishes that children experience towards their parents at the height of the phallic phase. ... I don't necessarily agree that Freud's analysis of Oedipus Rex was correct. ... Plot Summary http://www.bookrags.com/notes/wh/SUM.htm 4. ... The Oedipus Complex - http://freudpage.com/en-us/freud/oedipus_complex.html ...

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Such a radical change cost him a great effort and only after several years of what he called "samplings, experiments, amalgamations" did he find his way to new works such as "Oedipus Rex" and the "Symphony of Psalms", capable of holding their own against the best of his earlier works(Nousiainen). ...

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