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. If he had not been searching for intellect and sense of civic responsibility, he would have never have solved the riddle of the Sphinx. ... All is ironic in the story of Oedipus. ... It's mine alone, my destiny -- I am Oedipus!" ...

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Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, is the story of a king named Oedipus. ... In Oedipus Rex, when Oedipus is traveling from Corinth he encounters a man in a carriage. ... He was the only one to answer the Sphinx's riddle, "What is it that walks on four legs at dawn, two legs at midday, and three legs in the evening, and has only one voice; when it walks on most legs, it is weakest." (434) The answer, as Oedipus came to find out, is a man. If Oedipus was female, she would not have married Jocasta, thus eliminating Oedipus" prophesied destiny to marry his mother. ... Oedipus R...

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The theme of Oedipus is fate. ... Oedipus grew up to be a strong and wise man. ... A magical Sphinx was destroying the city and would not stop until someone could answer its riddle. ... Oedipus found the solution and defeated the Sphinx. ... Oedipus ruled Thebes for many years without any difficulties, until a blind man named Teiresias reminds Oedipus of Apollo's prophecies. ...

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The curse that Oedipus articulates is: "May I never see the day! ... I, Oedipus, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, Damned in his blood he shed with his own hand! ... Oedipus shows a lot of pride with what he does. ... Oedipus is seen as a powerful person who defeated the Sphinx which gave him reason to possess more pride in himself. To me, Oedipus shows pride when he poked his eyes out. ...

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Oedipus Rex's Ironic Fate Sophocles" Oedipus Rex uses very twisted situations to make this play ironic. ... The play also talks about the riddle of the sphinx. ... Oedipus answers "man" to become king. ... Jocasta (Oedipus" mother) tries to keep believing that Polybus is Oedipus" father. ... In actuality Oedipus is extremely unlucky. ...

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What Was Oedipus's Crime? Oedipus, ruler of Thebes, murdered his father and married his mother. ... Oedipus was never factually told about his lineage. ... While still traveling, Oedipus had come to the city of Thebes. There, he saved the city from the wrath of the Sphinx by solving her riddle. ...

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I am the first speaker of the negative side and we oppose the innocence of Oedipus. ... Many events happened in the story and eventually, it reached the part where he met a sphinx in which he passed the riddle. ... He was Oedipus himself. Oedipus was a prince, but he was greedy, ruthless, prideful, and a coward. ... This proves how guilty Oedipus is; and here I end my explanation. ...

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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is a famous Greece tragical play. ... Oedipus, the King of Thebes is highly renowned and prosperous. Oedipus had saved the city of Thebes from Sphinx and because of this, people in Thebes looked up to him. They rely on and look to Oedipus for safety in times of need. ... Again it shows the people in Thebes look to Oedipus with the utmost respect. ...

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Oedipus and Hamlet, are both exposed to incestuous marriage, and experience madness. In the two plays, Oedipus and Hamlet are unconsciously exposed to incest. After Oedipus unknowingly kills the former king, he enters the City of Thebes after solving the Sphinx's riddle and freeing the citizens of her morbid tax, the people choose him to be their new king. ... Both Oedipus and Hamlet experience a kind of madness. ... But tragically, Hamlet really does go mad just like Oedipus. ...

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Oedipus and Hamlet, are both exposed to incestuous marriage, and experience madness. In the two plays, Oedipus and Hamlet are unconsciously exposed to incest. After Oedipus unknowingly kills the former king, he enters the City of Thebes after solving the Sphinx's riddle and freeing the citizens of her morbid tax, the people choose him to be their new king. ... Both Oedipus and Hamlet experience a kind of madness. ... But tragically, Hamlet really does go mad just like Oedipus. ...

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They never tell Oedipus that he is not their own. ... He then finds a castle that is being terrorized by a sphinx and answers the riddle it asks. ... However, while searching for the truth Oedipus discovers that he is the murderer and the son of his wife. In the end, Oedipus finds his mother hanged herself, so in the midst of all this Oedipus gouges his eyes out and banished himself from the castle. ... As for Oedipus, knowing the truth may not be all its cracked up to be. ...

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They never tell Oedipus that he is not their own. ... He then finds a castle that is being terrorized by a sphinx and answers the riddle it asks. ... However, while searching for the truth Oedipus discovers that he is the murderer and the son of his wife. In the end, Oedipus finds his wife/mother hanged herself, so in the midst of all this Oedipus gouges his eyes out and banished himself from the castle. ... As for Oedipus, knowing the truth may not be all it is cracked up to be. ...

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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. When Oeidpus was a grown man he tried to change what the Gods had in store for him but little did he know ...

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