Nature of the Gods As They Are Revealed in Oedipus the King Many ancient Greek plays dealt with the interaction of humans with the immortal gods of Olympus. ... This belief can easily be applied to the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles. ... It is futile" are the words Iocasta said to Oedipus (Sophocles, 103). ... Since Oedipus ruled greatly and experienced trust and loyalty from the Thebans it is easy to feel sorrow and sympathy for Oedipus at the plays end. ... The gods punished a murderer who happened to be a king and well respected by his fellow Thebans. ...

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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. In the play, Oedipus' life was to be a catastrophe, based on the murdering of his own father and become his mother's husband. ... In the beginning of the play, Sophocles informs his readers of the Theban legend that his play was based on. ... Sophocles described a major issue in the play Oedipus the King. ...

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The Seven Against Thebes, produced in 467 BC, is based on a Theban legend, the conflict between the two sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices, for the throne of Thebes. It is believed to be the third play of a trilogy, the first two being Laius and Oedipus. ... SOPHOCLES Sophocles lived from 496 BC to 406 BC. ... Sophocles composed more than 100 plays, of which 7 complete tragedies and fragments of 80 or 90 others are preserved. The seven extant plays are Antigone, Oedipus Tyrannus or Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King), Electra, Ajax, Trachiniae (Maidens of Trachis), Philoctetes, and Oedipus ...

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