The plague terrorizing Corinth, Laios" and Jocasta's death, and the demise of the sphinx were all caused by Oedipus" actions and decisions. ... From the beginning, Oedipus knew what his fate was and spent most of the play struggling to escape it. ... Nonetheless, Oedipus still commits both of these horrible crimes. ... The tragic vision of Oedipus Rex is increased by the fact that for all of Oedipus" actions he is never the lone sufferer. ... This quote goes to show that Oedipus realizes the pain and suffering that his actions have caused within his own children. ...

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In the story of Oedipus Rex, the choices he made were because of fate. ... " Oedipus replies, "Since come it must, thy duty is to tell me.... Oedipus expects Teirsias to tell him, but she doesn't want to because fate will tell him for her. ... Tiresias mentions to Oedipus that, "No man will ever be rooted from the earth as brutally as you.... Oedipus became the King of Thebes because of his heroic powers to save the land from the sphinx, but he was able to make choices freely in order to save himself from banishment. ...

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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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Baffled by the reluctance of the people to heal, Oedipus, who became the king after he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, sends his brother-in-law, Creon, at first a good natured, and rational being, to find the cure for the city's current disaster. ... Oedipus was determined to find out what happened to Lauis. ... This shows that Oedipus is growing impatient. ... Oedipus was in constant competition with his fate. ... Dodds' work and find he has similar conclusions regarding Oedipus. ...

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"Oedipus Rex," written by the great playwright, Sophocles, depicts ancient Theban, Oedipus, who attempts to escape the fate given to him by an oracle. ... He takes advantage of his position when he lashes out at Tiresias and calls him a blind fool because the man knew more about Oedipus than Oedipus himself. He attains his fame by killing the Sphinx that isolated the city of Thebes, similar to how Okonkwo is renowned for wrestling Amalinze the Cat. ... In doing so, Oedipus attempts to appease his fate rather than fight it. ... Even so, Okonkwo dies a death of acceptance, similar to Oedipus. ...

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EVIL Sophocles" Oedipus Rex and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein dive deep into the mentality and well being of Oedipus, Dr. ... In any case, Frankenstein and Oedipus Rex in a sense create societal flaws, which in turn, causes character flaws of evil in both stories. In the end, there is an ongoing struggle, within each character, between good and evil, but most of the time good prevails over evil or so they say Sophocles" Oedipus Rex engenders a feeling of profound thought and meaning within Oedipus" mind. In order to understand the evil within Oedipus, we must delve deep into the psyc...

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