At the close of the Greek tragedy Oedipus The King by Sophocles, Oedipus himself is brought to the realization that everything that is supposed to happen will happen in the end. ... He reaches the Sphinx and correctly solves the riddle which makes him King of Thebes. ... Through this he becomes king, his father's position, and marries his mother, the Queen of Thebes. All is ironic in the story of Oedipus. ... At the end, after he has blinded himself, is when he finally sees how everything that was to happen to him actually happened. ...

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In this essay I will discuss how these themes are expressed in the work. ... As the other theme of the play may be corruption through power, it's shown strongly as Oedipus becomes king after marrying his mother. ... Creon says it best when he tells Oedipus, why should I want to become king and have that responsibility when I have all the rights and luxuries of a king with out all the pressure and decisions. ... This results in Creon to have the power of being king and being able to punish how he pleases to go to his head. ... So as you can see both Fate and Power may be a theme for bot...

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In literature, irony was originally used in Greek tragedy-the audiences had suspicions of what was bound to happen but the character was unaware. ... Oedipus the King is a very tragic story. Oedipus is a high and mighty king with no worries what so ever. ... Years ago King Laïos was killed, now Oedipus is trying to find his murderer. ... In Oedipus the King, the king is blind and is fooled by all surrounding him. ...

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In Oedipus the King, Othello, Tartuffe, The Father and even the absence of women in Waiting for Godot all have an impact in the story and on the audience. ... The play Tartuffe is quite opposite of Othello and Oedipus the King. Tartuffe is a comedy and the other two plays are tragedies, so the characters in this play have a different motivation throughout the story line. ... She is the opposite of the subservient females in Othello and Oedipus the King; however she is still victim of her own gender due to the fact that her husband would not trust her word without having to be physically dem...

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The downfall of Oeidpus the King was not only caused by the Gods through his fate but also by his own actions. Oeidpus" fate was known by his birth parents and that's how this tragedy began. ... As the time pasted he began to realize that it was King Laios and if anyone found out the truth he would be denounced as King and self exiled from Thebes. ... As the messenger went on and confessed to him they King Laios and Iocaste were his biological parents he became ill. ...

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