Sophocles' piece, Oedipus the King, told his audience about an incredibly vital lesson they need to learn. ... Sophocles sets up by telling the story of how Oedipus' fate was decided at birth. ... When Oedipus hears what the blind prophet, Teiresias, has come to tell, his fate begins to unravel. ... There was no choice in the matter of Oedipus's life. ... Sophocles described a major issue in the play Oedipus the King. ...

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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. ... In another story, the King of Creon finds himself in a similar situation where his wrong decision leads to the tragic catastrophe at the end. As a new king, Creon cannot tolerate others to break...

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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 from the subconscious and his anger is exhibited through displacement. ... The messenger relates how he received the baby from another shepherd, who was a servant of the house of King Laius. ... Oedipus goes from being a powerful and confident king at the beginning of the tragedy of being a blind beggar at the end and part...

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In Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King, Oedipus' village admired him, for he liberated his people from previous misfortunes. ... While others may claim the incest and wickedness Oedipus encounters may overshadow his good will, there are countless demonstrations throughout the play that focuses on Oedipus good character. ... In the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus ruled Thebes for 15 years and led his village with success and prosperity. ... The irony of the tragedy, is that Oedipus is a good man. ... A typical King would have great pride in themselves, but it takes a true l...

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The way he reacts and changes his perception all the while is what creates and characterizes Oedipus the King. At the beginning of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus is the king of Thebes. ... Oedipus is more human than king in his long lament. ... Oedipus is taken from king to beggar and from light to dark. ... This fall from king, or Peripetia, is what characterizes The Great Oedipus as one of Sophocles? ...

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In the tragedy Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, the main character was Oedipus. ... Oedipus did not want to believe that he was the killer. Oedipus was in denial and let his pride get in the way of the truth. ... The Chorus noticed that Oedipus had let his pride get in the way. ... Creon was presented in Oedipus the King as a humble person. ...

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Oedipus Rex is a tragedy written by Sophocles. ... Tragic heroes such as Oedipus are grand, noble characters. ... Oedipus's tragedy extends to his entire family. ... The major conflict occurred when Tiersias tells Oedipus that Oedipus is responsible for the plague and Oedipus refuses to believe it. When Creon returns from the oracle with the news that the plague in Thebes will end when the murder of Laius, the king before Oedipus, is discovered and driven out is the rising action. ...

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Oedipus accepts responsibility as a tragic hero, as does Antigone. ... Oedipus" basic flaw is his lack of knowledge of his own identity. He starts out as a good king, and finds out laios is killed, threatening the killer to a severe punishment. ... Take for example a part of the last conversation between Jocasta and Oedipus. ... Oedipus replies, I cannot yield my right to know the truth". ...

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Oedipus allowed the prophecy to a certain degree, to influence his conduct. ... Sophocles characterizes Oedipus the king as a loyal and honorable man who like many individuals also contain an excessive amount of pride. That specific flaw affected Oedipus's decision making process. ... To find the truth however, Oedipus faced a crossroad. ... This is the driving force behind Oedipus's search for the truth. ...

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In the Sophicles's Greek epic, "Oedipus Rex" there are two major themes that stick out in my mind. ... As Oedipus grows, he runs away from Corinth where he's grown up with the king and queen there, believing that those are his real parents, in hopes of running away from this terrible fate. ... 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 k...

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The King also threatens death to any persons attempting to bury Polynices properly. ... However, soon this civil law is challenged when Tiresias, a Theban soothsayer warns the King that the gods disagree with his decision to defile the body of Oedipus's son. ... Fate is most noticeable in Oedipus the King. ... Creon, after leaving to consult the oracle, announces that the murderer of Laius, King of Thebes prior to Oedipus, must be found, and the discovery and punishment of this person will cure the city. ... Sight and blindness is a motif throughout the plays, and plays a crucial role...

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The story of Oedipus begins with Laius, King of Thebes, who learns from the oracle that his son will kill him and marry his wife Jocasta. ... A shepherd rescues the child, Oedipus, and gives him to his king, Polybus, King of Corinth. ... Continuing on his way he then passes a riddling sphinx and guesses the answer, lifting a curse on Thebes, allowing Oedipus to become King, win the hand of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and have 4 children: Eteocles, Polynice, Antigone, and Ismene. The reader discovers the first element of Aristotle's definition at the height of Oedipus" reign as King. ......

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The play, Oedipus the King, illustrates that despite all consequences, the truth should be known. ... There was a terrible pestilence in the city after the previous king's death, and Creon was supposed to find out how the city could rid itself of it. ... If you believe in God, you could say that this quote definitely proves that the truth about the king's death should have been known if it was God's will. ... Trying to follow God's will for the city, he went about finding King Lauis's murderer. ... Along with a soap-opera-like story, the play Oedipus the King held...

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At the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus is highly confident, and with good reason. He has saved Thebes from the curse of the Sphinx and becomes the king of the city virtually overnight. ... He proclaimed his name proudly as if he was a god, "I would not have you speak through messengers, and therefore I have come hear you-I, Oedipus who bear the famous name" (7-9) When Creon first appears in Oedipus the King, Creon is shown to be separate from the citizens of Thebes and not wanting any type of power but, when Oedipus life disintegrates, Creon takes to the throne immediately. ... At this...

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We examine one example of such selfishness in the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. ... There are many ways that Oedipus shows how he is selfish. ... As king, any problems that arose in his city are on his shoulders. ... Creon simply explains that he has all the benefits of a king without the hardship and pressure of actually being king. ... He thinks only of how Creon wants to be king, after all, he is king and who wouldn't want to be him. ...

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Sophocles wrote Oedipus the King with the hope of portraying the presence of religious hypocrisy in his society and correcting it. He does this threw the character Oedipus, what Oedipus does to the character Creon, and threw the character Jocasta. ... Thus he attempts to cure it threw the creation of the characters who play with in the great story of Oedipus the King. ... Sophocles" goal in writing Oedipus the King was to correct the presence of religious hypocrisy in his society. ... These messages that the audience should have received all work towards Sophocles" goal of writing Oedipus ...

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In Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Oedipus has certain traits. ... Also Oedipus gets angry at Teiresius when he says he wont tell Oedipus what he knows so Oedipus starts yelling and calling Teiresius names to release his anger, which is also another negative trait about Oedipus. ... Oedipus telling Teiresius to tell him what he knows about the killing of King Laius. ... Also Oedipus swears to help the people of the city find the murderer of king Laius and he says " But come let someone go for the shepherd at once this matter must be settled". ... In conclusion, Oedipus is a...

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He is the King of Thebes in Antigone and the brother-in-law to Oedipus in Oedipus the King also known as Oedipus Rex. Creon did not receive the title of "King" until the end of Oedipus the King. ... In Oedipus the King, Creon was known to be a respectable and compassionate man. ... In Oedipus the King, Creon plays the role of the brother-in-law to Oedipus. ... Creon did not learn anything from Oedipus the King. ...

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Around 400 B.C. an epic play was created by a Greek playwright named Sophocles, that play known as Oedipus Rex, or Oedipus the King has set the standard for the formula of a Tragedy. ... By either reading or watching Sophocles" play "Oedipus Rex" you experience the classic illustration of a tragedy. ... Maybe the chorus was the timeline in Oedipus the King? ... Hence, Oedipus began to fulfill the dreadful prophecy of murder and marriage. In conclusion when Sophocles wrote "Oedipus the King" he could not have even imagined his play making the impact it did on our society as it has. ...

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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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Oedipus Rex, what a sad poor man. ... Imagine if you will, the scene with the blind sage telling the King about his past, present and future. ... In Antigone, we again follow the bloodline of Oedipus, through his daughters and sons. ... Again we see our old friend Tiresias, although I feel the role he has in this play isn't quite as influential to the story line as he was in Oedipus King. ...

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Jocasta is an integral part of the play, Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. ... The people who he thought were his parents were not really his parents, and the man that he killed was really a king, and his father. ... Oedipus even mocked Teiresias that he is blind. ... It seems that she is telling Oedipus to be inhuman. ... Oedipus Rex. ...

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The play Antigone, by Sophocles, is based after the story of Oedipus. According to the myth, King Laios and his wife Jocasta visit an oracle. ... The shepherd feels sorry for Oedipus and raises him as their own. Without knowing it, Oedipus grows up fulfills the prophecy. ... Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus's sons, fight over the kingdom. ...

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In Oedipus at Colonus, Oedipus is the protagonist. ... Plot: Oedipus at Colonus begins with Oedipus arriving with Antigone in Thebes. He pleads with King Theseus to allow him to reside in the city. ... The final denouement of Oedipus at Colonus is Oedipus" death in solitude. ... In the first of the trilogy, Oedipus the King commits a heinous crime and is banished from his own city-state. ...

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It is believed to be the third play of a trilogy, the first two being Laius and Oedipus. ... The seven extant plays are Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King), Electra, Ajax, Trachiniae (Maidens of Trachis), Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus (produced posthumously in 401 BC). ... Oedipus Tyrannus and Electra date from 430 to 415 BC. ... All seven extant tragedies are considered outstanding for their powerful, intricate plots and dramatic style, and at least three - Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus, and Oedipus at Colonus - are generally regarded as masterpieces. ... Oedipus ...

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