Sophocle was actually one of the great ancient Greek tragedians. He made the best
plays such as Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Oedipus at Colonus. The play we are going to
write about is one of his best play name Oedipus Rex.
The prophecy is one of the primary part of the Oedipus, the King of Thebes. He learned that his
beautiful city is devastated by plague and fire. Because of that, Creon his brother-in-law was
sent to the house of Apollo to find a solution to end the plague. After returning from the oracle at
Delphi, he learned that the plague will be moved if Thebes banishes the man who killed Laius.
Sophocle uses many ideas to bring out various perspective of things and a lot of literary
Devices. He also brings out all …show more content…
A symbol can be defined as a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an
object, function, or process. It is very important to understand every line of the texts for a better
interpretation. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles made sure to use many symbols to show the hidden
truth about the relationship of Oedipus and his search of truth. The most important ideas portrayed by the play is the fate. The idea of fate is showed by
Tiresias, one of the characters. Tiresias symbolized fate, power, and knowledge. In the physical
sense, he possessed acquaintance, caution, and moderation. It is the truth sustains me”
(sophocles,19) tiresias said. He is aware of all the secrets about the destruction of the Thebes.
He finds out and knows the fate of everybody including Oedipus. His character also shows an
ironic relationship between blindness and knowledge just because he is blind and also a
prophet who see all the truth. The stress that Tiresias has in Oedipus Rex is very intense that
everybody is afraid, which bring in denial Oedipus and it is the reason why tiresias exemplify
power.
Three-way crossroads in the Mount is one of the most important symbols in the
plays such as Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Oedipus at Colonus. The play we are going to
write about is one of his best play name Oedipus Rex.
The prophecy is one of the primary part of the Oedipus, the King of Thebes. He learned that his
beautiful city is devastated by plague and fire. Because of that, Creon his brother-in-law was
sent to the house of Apollo to find a solution to end the plague. After returning from the oracle at
Delphi, he learned that the plague will be moved if Thebes banishes the man who killed Laius.
Sophocle uses many ideas to bring out various perspective of things and a lot of literary
Devices. He also brings out all …show more content…
A symbol can be defined as a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an
object, function, or process. It is very important to understand every line of the texts for a better
interpretation. In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles made sure to use many symbols to show the hidden
truth about the relationship of Oedipus and his search of truth. The most important ideas portrayed by the play is the fate. The idea of fate is showed by
Tiresias, one of the characters. Tiresias symbolized fate, power, and knowledge. In the physical
sense, he possessed acquaintance, caution, and moderation. It is the truth sustains me”
(sophocles,19) tiresias said. He is aware of all the secrets about the destruction of the Thebes.
He finds out and knows the fate of everybody including Oedipus. His character also shows an
ironic relationship between blindness and knowledge just because he is blind and also a
prophet who see all the truth. The stress that Tiresias has in Oedipus Rex is very intense that
everybody is afraid, which bring in denial Oedipus and it is the reason why tiresias exemplify
power.
Three-way crossroads in the Mount is one of the most important symbols in the