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. ... 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. ... For one thing the murder of King Laius would have been changed, Oedipus" coronation would have never taken place, and the marriage of Oedipus to Jocasta would have never taken place, or the atrocity that befell him. In Oedipus Rex, when Oedipus is traveling from Corinth he encounters a man in a carriage. ... Oedipus as a woman would not have been struck by the man in the carriage, who happens to be Laius, king of Thebes and Oedipus" biological father. ... Gender basis was a big issue in ancient Greece becau...

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In line 109 Oedipus claims he never saw Laios, but we all know he met him where the three roads meet and killed him there without knowing the king's identity. ... In line 141, Oedipus tells Kreon, "Whoever killed King Laios might "who knows? ... Just like before we know he killed the king, but does not know that yet. ... Sometimes she treats him like a son as in line 602, when she scorns Oedipus and Kreon for making a scene, and in line 639 when Choragos asks, " did you not ask the King to go to his chambers?... It is also ironic that Oedipus be "enthroned in the place of the dead...

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What Was Oedipus's Crime? ... In fear, King Laius and Queen Jocasta sent the baby Oedipus off with a slave to be killed. He was never killed, but rather was given to a childless king and queen which lovingly raised him. Oedipus was never factually told about his lineage. ... Seen as a savior by the citizens of Thebes, Oedipus was made king and subsequently, the husband of Jocasta. ...

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In the play "Oedipus the King-, Sophocles defamed the gods' reputation, and lowered their status by making them look harmful and evil. ... Also, in telling Oedipus about his prophecies, Apollo was trying to seek revenge from Oedipus' parents for trying to escape fate. ... The gods followed four steps to destroy Oedipus completely. ... Finally, they send a plague to the Thebans for not punishing the murderer of their king, which results in Oedipus' exile or execution. Oedipus, the wise king, has never been destroyed by an evil man, but he was totally destroyed by what they ...

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Reflections and Commentary On Oedipus Rex Humanities 211 In Evaluating the Play Oedipus Rex three important elements we must consider are the following... Who was Oedipus? Oedipus - is the principle character in the tragedy Oedipus Rex. He has become the king before the play begins. ... Who killed King Larius? ...

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In "Oedipus Rex", Oedipus was also the character that was looked to as the savior and was asked to find the murderer of King Liaus. ... Claudius kills poisons the king and marries the kings wife to become king. In "Oedipus Rex", the antagonist is actually Oedipus himself. ... In "Hamlet", King Claudius starts the trend by poisoning King Hamlet so that he can become king. ... And Claudius is also obsessed with power because he poisoned King Hamlet and then married his brother's widowed wife just to be king. ...

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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. ... He come to find out that the dead king Laïos was indeed his father, and Oedipus was the one to kill him as he was escaping the prophecies. ... In Oedipus the King, the king is blind and is fooled by all surrounding him. ...

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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. ... Similarly, Hamlet's uncle, Claudius who also kill's the former king, by pouring poison "in the Porches" of his ears while he lay asleep in the garden (1.5.63). ... Both Oedipus and Hamlet experience a kind of madness. Oedipus, after realizing he killed the former king and married his mother, went crazy: Wildly he ran to each of us, asking for his spear and for his wife: no ...

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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. Oedipus, after realizing he killed the former king and married his mother, went crazy: Wildly he ran to each of us, asking for his spear and for his wife: no wife where he might find the double mother-field, his and his children's/ He saw, was stricken,...

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In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... They never tell Oedipus that he is not their own. ... In the end, the city is threatened by a plague that the oracle said will cease when the city gets rid of the one who murdered the king, Oedipus announces that the murderer will be punished. ... 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. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to ...

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In Oedipus the king, a child is born to a royal couple, this king and queen want to know how their child will be in the future. ... They never tell Oedipus that he is not their own. ... In the end, the city is threatened by a plague that the oracle said will cease when the city gets rid of the one who murdered the king, Oedipus announces that the murderer will be punished. ... 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. ... He may have become king but because truth was so important to ...

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The play Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, is a tragedy of fate. ... (line 223-226) This quote proves that Oedipus is unaware that he is the murderer of king Laius; his father. Oedipus was also unaware that Jocasta was his mother. ... Unfortunately, Oedipus fails to succeed, since his fate is inescapable. Consequently Oedipus attempts to isolate himself from who he believes are his parents, however, as a result, fate brings him to his real parents, king Laius and Jocasta....

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The truth is that Oedipus's and others" actions are what caused Oedipus's "fate" to come true, not "fate" itself. ... Instead, the shepherd gave Oedipus to another shepherd, who in turn gave him to a foreign King and Queen. ... This proves that the King and Queen of Thebes had the control to put an end to the events of the future before they began, but chose not to. ... The man was his real father, the King of Thebes. ... In conclusion, it was the actions of Oedipus, his parents, and a shepherd that caused Oedipus's foretold fate to be realized, not "fate" itself. ...

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"My Oedipus Complex" was one of those stories. The Greek mythological character Oedipus was the son of Lauis, king of Thebes, and Jocasta. ... On the mountain, the horsemen of King Polybus of Corinth found him and brought him to the city where the Queen Periboea adopted him and named him Oedipus because of his swollen ankles. ... Later, Oedipus" true identity was revealed. ... As we recall the character Oedipus from Greek mythology, Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother. ...

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Oedipus had killed his father, king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. ... Iocaste's cousin, Creon, had taken over as king of Thebes. ... Fate then tortured Oedipus and he cut out his eyes. Fate had made Creon new king of Thebes and then have Oedipus' sons kill each other. ... This tells just how bad fate had treated the family of Oedipus. ...

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Oedipus had killed his father, king of Thebes, not knowing it was his father and then took over Thebes. ... Iocaste's cousin, Creon, had taken over as king of Thebes. ... Fate then tortured Oedipus and he cut out his eyes. Fate had made Creon new king of Thebes and then have Oedipus' sons kill each other. ... This tells just how bad fate had treated the family of Oedipus. ...

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Antigone's Truth The plot of Antigone begins when the truth became known to Oedipus, king of Thebes, that he was married to his mother Jocasta. When the truth became known, Josasta committed suicide and Oedipus after blinding himself, went into exile accompanied by his daughters Antigone and Ismene. ... Both brothers were killed leaving their uncle Kreon as the new king of Thebes. ... Antigone is the daughter of Odeipus, the former king of Thebes. ... Antigone and Ismene are sisters, the daughters of Oedipus the...

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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. ... 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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This establishment is headed by her uncle Creon, who has just recently been crowned the King of Thebes. ... Creon, being a new king, wanted to prove his abilities as a firm, strong administrator. ... Antigone does not give Creon respect for the fact that he is a man in a patriarchal society or because he is king. ... Ismene being too weak is afraid to defy the king. ... If Antigone had been born the son of Oedipus, rather than his daughter, it would not be Creon's place to decide because his crown would rest upon Antigone's head. ...

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With three texts spanning over four centuries, not only does the style of writing change, but the presentation of relationships becomes arguably more realistic. In terms of love, it is arguable that all three texts; "Hamlet," "Sons and Lovers," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," present it as a destruc...

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