1. Oedipus the King - A Model Tragedy
His drama, Oedipus the King – also known as Oedipus Rex, fits all Aristotle's requirements for a classic tragedy. ... Sophocles's drama is undoubtedly very serious as "[Thebes] is heavy with a mingled burden" (Line 3) in the beginning of the play, and Oedipus finds out he is guilty for it as he is the "murderer of the father that begot him" (Line 886). ... In Oedipus Rex, the recognition occurs when Oedipus discovers his origin and his true identity by the herdsman and that is also when the peripeteia occurs. ... The tragic heroes in most dramas now do not h...
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