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Oedipus The King


It focused on Oedipus" life and I believe that is a key component for being the central character. Oedipus was just trying to find himself. He grew up thinking that his parents were Polybus and Merope, the king and queen of Corinth, until some strange guy came along and told him they weren't. This sparked Oedipus" curiosity and he went to the oracle of Apollo to find out the truth. However, the oracle only told him he"d kill his dad and marry his mom. Upon hearing this, he surely wasn't going home in the hope of preventing this from happening. So on his way he ran into an old man and his servants who tried to run him off the road. He killed them in self-defense, except for one. Little did Oedipus know he had just killed his real father who had abandoned him at birth. --------------------------.
             Oedipus continued his journey and came to Thebes, where he defeated the Sphinx, winning the new position of king and husband to Jocasta, his real mother. The prophecy of Apollo had come true, without anyone knowing. Poor Oedipus had no idea what he was doing. He was just trying to live his life. He had no control over the situation, and if he had known who his biological parents were, I"m sure he never would have killed or married them. ------------------------.
             I pictured Oedipus as tall and muscular with curly brown hair, always dressed in a stereotypical toga, reminiscent of the times. Oedipus was a round character because he was just, innocent, and good-hearted, yet he was extremely stubborn and headstrong. He was also a developing character because he changed throughout the course of the story. In the beginning and middle, he adamantly refused to believe he could possibly be the terrible man he's accused of. Yet, in the end he finally does come to realize the truth about his past. The central theme in Oedipus the King was, "Don't try to control your fate." This theme not only applied to Oedipus, but also to Laius.


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