Oedipus The King was originally written by Sophocles. ... I think that King Oedipus is dumb primarily because of these reasons. ... All throughout the play, Oedipus is constantly closed off to the fact that he very well may be a subject to the prophecy made from Apollo. ... Oedipus the king was an oustanding play, and deffinately a good example of a "perfect tradegy". Oedipus imitated fear and pity throughout the play. ...

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In Sophocles" King Oedipus, civil justice, poetic justice, and rough justice all exist in the world of the play to the extent that divine justice is served in the end, and ultimately, the wishes of the gods, who are wary of individuals with the most fortune and power, are fulfilled. ... At the outset, in fear of killing King Polybus, the man who he believes is his father, Oedipus self-exiles himself from Corinth. ... He is called upon by Oedipus to provide information about the murder of King Laius. ... Oedipus soon ends up in Corinth, where he is raised by King Polybus and his wife, Merop...

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There are many instances within the text of the play itself that give way to this analysis. The play starts off with King Oedipus talking with the people of his kingdom who have come to seek his help with the plague that has fallen upon them. ... (Oedipus the King Prologue 43-46). ... As any good king should Oedipus promises, "You shall see how I stand by you, as I should, To avenge the city and the city's god By avenging the murdered king- (Oedipus the King Prologue 138-143). ... (Oedipus the King 1.144-149, 1.222). ...

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Nature of the Gods As They Are Revealed in Oedipus the King Many ancient Greek plays dealt with the interaction of humans with the immortal gods of Olympus. ... This belief can easily be applied to the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. ... Oedipus might be a victim of the fate set forth by the gods, however, the events that occur between the pages of Oedipus the King do not create an unbiased judgement of the nature of the gods. ... Since Oedipus ruled greatly and experienced trust and loyalty from the Thebans it is easy to feel sorrow and sympathy for Oedipus at the plays end. .....

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In terms of the play, the Oedipus Complex is extremely unhelpful: firstly, because Oedipus is not a child when Sophocles' play takes place, but secondly (and more importantly) because the play rests on the fact that he is unaware of the identity of his parents when he respectively murders and sleeps with them. ... Oedipus, the protagonist of the play, is the birth son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. ... Oedipus is taken to Corinth and to be raised in the court of the childless King Polybus of Corinth, as if he were his own. ... King Oedipus anger is not deliberate; it stems f...

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For instance, the King of Oedipus from the famous tragedy plays "Oedipus Rex,"" retold by John Bennett and Moira Kerr, and the King of Creon from the plays "Antigone ", are examples of how heroes can suffer from different degrees of remorse due to the consequences they have received. ... After he arrives at Thebes, he becomes the new king because he killed Sphinx and marries with the Queen Jocasta. ... As a new king, Creon cannot tolerate others to break his law. ... In the other hand, Oedipus is more decisive. ... Oedipus's peripatetic actions during the plays increase his degree of remo...

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Oedipus, the king of Thebes in Sophocles" play Oedipus the King, moved away from his home and began a new life to avoid his fate, but he ended up exactly where the oracle knew he would. ... For example, Oedipus wants to get the entire truth about who murdered King Laius, the original king of Thebes and Oedipus's real father. ... You are the murderer, you are the unholy defilement of this land." (23) Tiresias says this to Oedipus when he asks him who murdered King Lauis, this answer did not make Oedipus happy, and he was outraged. ... I hear that King Oedipus brings terrible charges aga...

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When you think of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, you tend to think of how the tragedy and prophecy could have easily been avoided, the events that led to the tragedy, and how the characters unwittingly played a role in the unfolding of the prophecy. ... But it was the pity and compassion the shepherd had for Oedipus that played a role in the prophecy coming true. ... Again, the Oracle played a role by informing Oedipus of the prophecy. ... By doing this, he was elected King of Thebes and married the widow of Laius, Jocasta. ... The prophets in Oedipus the King played a role in the outcome ...

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In the play "Oedipus the King" Sophocles depicts Oedipus' inevitable downfall, which represents man's struggle between free will and fate. ... The notion that Oedipus was truly ignorant bears significantly on the moral meaning of the play. ... The nature of Oedipus' knowledge is the vaguest element in the play. ... The moral interpretation of the play is dependent upon Oedipus' epistemic state, which is never revealed. ... Creating a morally unambiguous judgement of Oedipus' character takes away form the richness and complexity of the play. ...

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In Sophocles," Oedipus the King, Oedipus introduces himself by saying "I Oedipus, whom all men call the great." (8) Oedipus was a "great" man, but he also was cursed. ... That shepherd then gave Oedipus to the king and queen of Corinth, Polybus and Merope. ... After Oedipus was king for some years, a second blight came upon the city. ... In the beginning of the play Oedipus could literally see but was blind to his real life. By the end of the play he was blind, but was finally able to see the truth....

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In Oedipus the King, Iocasta says that Laius was slain at a place where three roads meet. This crossroads is referred to a number of times during the play, and it symbolizes the crucial moment, long before the events of the play, when Oedipus began to fulfill the dreadful prophecy that he would murder his father and marry his mother. ... In Oedipus the king, the crossroads is part of the distant past, dimly remembered, and Oedipus was not aware at the time that he was making a fateful decision (Murray 59). ... At the end of this tragic story, when Oedipus gouges out his eyes, the events in Oed...

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"Oedipus: A Tragic Hero" In Sophocles" "Oedipus Rex," a tragic play about a king who killed his father and married his mother, Oedipus plays a tragic hero who has a destiny determined by the Greek God's. ... Second, He was adopted by Polybus and Merop, thus becoming king of Thebes. ... Oedipus had many strengths. ... There are three weaknesses that Oedipus allows us to recognize throughout the play. ... Third, Oedipus was arrogant. ...

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In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles tells the story of a young man who is taken through life by his fate. ... He sold the Sphinx's riddle and became the King of Thebes. He was not any ordinary king however; he was a well respected and loved king. His people admired him, respected him, and referred to him as "Great king" (p.16). ... Shakespearean plays were based on this concept and it is said that Shakespeare himself had a copy of Oedipus Rex while he was writing King Lear. ...

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Although partly true, it is not entirely accurate in Sophocles' Oedipus the King. ... Oedipus' second action that determines his fate is his sheer determination to find who killed King Laius, in hopes to disprove his own suspicions that he himself is the killer. ... Oedipus' third and last action that plays an important role in determining his fate is the promise that he makes to his people, to punish and exile the person who killed King Laius. After learning that it was he himself who killed King Laius, Oedipus chooses to honour his promise, instead of pushing the blame onto so...

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In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "Antigone", there is one reoccurring theme, which is represented in numerous ways. ... "Oedipus Rex" is a Greek drama written about the king of Thebes and his tragic life. ... After years of success with the people, King Oedipus finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery in order to end a famine. ... During a heated argument with King Oedipus, Teiresias states "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth!" ... Apollo, however, played the largest role. ...

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The Choices of Freewill The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show the overwhelming relationship of man's free will existing within the limits of fate. ... Both the concept of fate and freewill played an important part in Oedipus" downfall. ... In his hastiness, when he learns of Apollo's word, he passionately curses the murderer of the former King Laius, and so unknowingly speaks against himself: Now my curse on the murderer. ... When Oedipus is told, after threatening Tiresias, that he is responsible for the murder of King Laius, he is enraged and persists tha...

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Oedipus threatens the killer of King Laius. ... This is ironic because the murdered King Laius is in fact the murdered father of Oedipus. Vision is also an ironic aspect introduced in the midst of the play. ... This is ironic because at the conclusion of the play Oedipus blinds himself. ... The conclusion of Oedipus the King is also essential in classifying Oedipus as a tragic character. ...

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At the start of the play we see an Oedipus of great stature, a king who is loved by his people and most of all respected. ... Oedipus life is not what he believes, and is not what he imagines, but as the play runs its course, the death of former king Laius brings many questions to now beloved King Oedipus. ... Blindness being a major theme in the play, it creates this doubt in Oedipus, makes him think of who he really is and therefore it allows him to starts to search for this other life, even though he doesn't necessarily believe in or want to see it, going back to the theme. ... It was ...

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Jocasta played the role of both the mother and wife of Oedipus. ... Throughout the play, Oedipus tells Jocasta many events about his past, pieces that could be put together to form the mystery puzzle and answer all the questions Thebes is asking such as, who killed the King and why? ... After reading this play more than once, there seems to be a gray area, what exactly was Oedipus punished for? ... At the end of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, who is the King of Thebes, is forever banished from his kingdom. ... If that was Oedipus' only punishment, the play may have been less complex. ...

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Dramatic irony, the irony of fate, is the most important element in the play. ... Oedipus was born a prince, raised to be a king. The play teaches us about the nature of leadership and the qualities of a great leader. A person is not a great leader just because they are born a prince and raised to be King. ... However, because Oedipus forsakes the God's by killing his father and sleeping with his mother, he is not worthy of being King. ...

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Sophocles's play, Oedipus Rex is possibly one of the greatest tragedies ever written. ... When the play begins, Oedipus is an honored king, respected and admired by his people. ... When the play opens a plague is afflicting Thebes. ... It is adopted as a son by the king and queen of Corinth, Polybus and Merope. ... Oedipus states, "Why "murderers" you said, killed the King, according to this man's story. ...

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In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is looking for the king's murderer. Ironically it turns out that Oedipus had unintentionally and unknowingly killed the king on his way to the kingdom some years beforehand. ... Here Oedipus calls the gods to curse the man who murdered the late king Laius. ... Prophets told the King and queen that their son would murder Laius so they sent Oedipus off to be killed in the mountains. ... This play by Sophocles is one filled with irony. ...

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As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. ... Oedipus was the only child of Laios and Iocaste, king and queen of Thebes. ... The city, which was recently missing a king, made Oedipus the king since he saved them from the plague. ... Teiresias, the blind seer knows the fact that Oedipus is the murderer of King Laios and tries to convince Oedipus should not bother to ask. ... Fate plays a cruel part in Oedipus's life. ...

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The greek myth is about this king named Oedipus who is born with this fate that he will kill his father and marry and have kids with his mother. ... In the beginning of the play Oedipus acts out of selflessness to extend himself to find out why the city of Thebes is going through so much destruction. ... Throughout the play Oedipus does not give up on his search, this is another quality of being a hero. ... Towards the end of the play is when Sophocles displays Oedipus' heroism. ... He continued his search knowing that he could be the killer of the former king Laios. ...

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In the play "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles, the main character Oedipus is a perfect example of Aristotle's tragic hero. ... Destiny played a vital part in the destruction of Oedipus. The destiny of Oedipus is given to his parents, who were King Laios and Queen Iokaste, by the prophecy of Apollo at Delphi. ... When he reached Thebes he heard the terrible news of the King's death. Knowing that Thebes needed a king, Oedipus married Iokaste; his real mother. ...

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