This particular passage takes us through all the crimes and mistakes that Oedipus has committed, it also allows Oedipus to realize one of the most prominent themes in the play (that of sight and blindness). Oedipus is blinded throughout the play by his egoistical ways and his pride, Sophocles plays on this when we approach this violent scene by actually having Oedipus gouge out his own eyes. ... "(Oedipus the King, 1068 "1078) Here we see Jocasta explaining to Oedipus that the situation they share is ok and can be overlooked. ... Jocasta is a bad influence on Oedipus in this passage as sh...

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Firstly, the story is one that introduces the main character, Oedipus, very positively. ... This is evident on pages 12-13 when Oedipus says, "I am ready to help, I'll do anything." This immediately portrays Oedipus as a character who readers are appealed to due to his attributes that are conveyed during the beginning of the play. This is very important because it is due to this reason that when Oedipus kills himself towards the end of the play, the sympathy that is felt by the readers is drastic. ... Overall, through the various techniques used by Sophocles, Oedipus the King ...

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For example, in the production of Antigone, a male will play the characters of Antigone and Ismene, the two daughters of Oedipus and Iokaste. ... Antigone fits this description of Aristotle's ideal tragic heroine because her insistence on her desire to bury Polynices to the point of her own death locates her in a line of tragic heroes, specifically that of Oedipus, her father. ...

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