King Oedipus is a play in which the plot is based on dramatic irony. ... He is an essential plot device in King Oedipus. ... Without him, Oedipus wouldn't have lived to become king of Thebes.The old man is also related in the play for he was the sole survivor from Oedipus" attack upon king Laius" convoy. ... The fact that the shepherd was involved in both situations show his vital importance to the play. ... The shepherd therefore presents the chaotic turning point of the play after which one sees Oedipus" situation decline. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Irony and Paradox in Oedipus Rex The play Oedipus Rex is full of both irony and paradox. ... The reader can see this farely easy but it takes Oedipus forever to see the truth and reality of the situation. Irony is also present at the beginning of the play in what is done with Oedipus when he is born. ... The irony is that by sending him off Oedipus is allowed to live and what they were trying to escape eventuly comes true and ruins them all. The ulitimet irony of the play begins when Oedipus finds out about the prophesy of the oracle. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Oedipus the King was written during the ancient Greek times. ... The god's had set a dark and painful path for Oedipus. ... We are introduced to King Oedipus from the beginning where he is addressing his people on the current situation of Thebes. ... This make the reader analysis the situation more carefully, if he had said the truth then, Oedipus could have been probably been saved, and would have set a different destiny for himself. ... The readers have been exposed to the dramatic irony and this affects the judgment towards Oedipus. ...

• Word Count: 1079
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School