Oedipus Rex, a tragic hero crushed because of his hamartia, was not a perfect man by any means. He had all he wanted, but by the end of the story everything he thought was true turned out to be untrue. Although Oedipus considered fate to be real, he had more confidence in his own knowledge and achievements to control his future. Also, Oedipus’ dependence on himself made his purpose and insight the best way to establish all of his decisions. Oedipus was very short tempered and tended to get anger if he did not agree with someone.…
After years of happy rule, a terrible plague hits the land. An oracle decrees that the only way for the plague to end would be to punish King Laius's killer. Oedipus seeks the truth, but a prophet tells Oedipus that he himself is the killer. A man from the robbery of Laius says the same thing. Upon realizing this truth, it becomes clear to Oedipus that he has killed…
What if your parents put you to the dead? How would you feel? Abandoned, Lonely..? When Oedipus was born, the oracle of Delphi had prophecy that he would kill his father, king Laius and marry his mother, Jocasta. To prevent this, king Laius and Jocasta gave his baby to the shepherd to leave on mountain to die.…
Oedipus went to his parents who told him that they just took him in and he was still star struck by the idea. When he and Jocasta discussed the problem and how she had a child that was doomed to do the same thing, Oedipus thought of it as a total coincidence but Jocasta starts catching on and tells him to just drop the issue but he still does not. As a result of him not giving up, Jocasta hangs herself because she is so ashamed of what she had done. When Oedipus finds his partner lying on the floor dead, he finally comes to his senses and realizes what he has done and gouges is eyes out as a…
Prompt #1 Hamartia Richard C. Armitage once said “I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.” Throughout history there have been many examples of leaders that had a flaw such as pride which lead to his/her downfall. For example, Napoleon Bonaparte, the emperor of France, was too arrogant as he overestimated his military power. Bonaparte’s dissatisfaction with the size of his empire caused him to fight for more land resulting in the downfall of himself and his nation. The Greek word Hamartia, a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of someone, applies to many historic leaders as well as Oedipus.…
Afraid that his destiny is set, Oedipus accuses Creon of overthrowing his power by bringing Tiresias to Thebes, and exiles him from the kingdom. Since the prophecy was filled with such serious accusations, Oedipus along with the Chorus are filled with confusion, unaware of “the past and...now”(187). Oedipus is logically shocked by the news that he may have killed his father and slept with his mother, but his rash decision to throw out Creon creates tension between him and the citizens of Thebes. The Chorus begs Oedipus and attempts to appease him by crying “[Creon’s] under oath--/don’t cast him out, disgraced”(197). The Chorus see that even a man of Creon’s stature in the kingdom can be exiled, and wonder what prevents them from being the victims of banishment the next day.…
At one point, Jocasta argues with Oedipus’s stubborn ways as she cries, “For God’s love, let us have no more questioning! Is your life nothing to you? My own is pain enough for me to bear” (56), to which Oedipus - who refuses to give up - replies, “I will not listen; the truth must be made known” (57). After this, we can identify Oedipus’s attitude towards uncovering his true origins. His pride is what causes the truth to come tumbling out, killing Jocasta in the process.…
What would you consider to be the most humiliating act you could possibly commit? Maybe sending a wrong text to your grandmother or having an embarrassing picture of you go viral. Or how about killing your father and marrying your mother without knowing? Oedipus lived through this humiliation. His stubbornness forced the truth to be revealed about his crimes and he lost his noble title of king and hero of Thebes.…
Thebes has been in a state of chaos for far too long a time. The bodies are piling up and it's starting to come crazy with the amount of caskets around the graveyards. The plague is spreading exponentially and there's no end in sight. Oedipus, the king, is growing concerned with how his city is faring out to be. With no solution in his mind, he turns to the Delphic oracle.…
Then, he figures out who is the murderer and finds the truth about the prophecy that he is going to kill his father and marry with his mother. He and other people figure out the prophecy of Oedipus is…
My client, Oedipus, is being tried for patricide and incest. I believe Oedipus is innocent and so should the jury because Oedipus said that most of his actions aren’t his fault. Oedipus shouldn’t be blamed for killing Laius since he acted in self-defense. Secondly his actions has already been decided by fate. If he has no control of his actions, then he shouldn’t be guilty of them.…
Throughout the play, Oedipus the King, minor characters contribute to the climax and revelation of the plot…
Once Oedipus was out of the picture so many things have happened over time. Creon becomes the new king of Thebes after both princes have died. Eteocles and Polyneices were killed by each other's hands and only Eteocles was given a proper burial. There is a new law that is being enforced: No one shall bury the traitor Polyneices, anyone who buries Polyneices will be punished. Antigone hears the new law but, she immediately acts on it.…
Oedipus finds out from Creon who is his brother in law that he sent to Delphi for information, that Apollo was the God who put the plague the Thebes until they “Drives the corruption frame the land, don’t harbor it any longer, past all cure, don’t nurse it in your soil-root it out!”-( Oedipus The King pg:576, line: 107-111)Oedipus says this as an oath before the chorus and the priest that the murder would be found and banished from the land. During this is one of the time you can really feel Oedipus anger rising. Oedipus decline from his status is not really an accident but a fate he could not really prevent. This is why I believe Oedipus deserved sympathy.…
Oedipus the King was written by Sophocles, who was famous drama writers in ancient Athens in fifth century B.C.E. Sophocles held the idea of the unity and close relationship of society and the governor of the state. He described Oedipus as a king who feels responsibility for his people’s future, for homeland and he is ready to find a resolution that can help to stop the plaque in Thebes. Sophocles tries to show the human desire to control their own life by their own accord. Sophocles believed, even though a person cannot avoid the troubles “predicted by the gods”, but the cause of these problems is the nature of the person, which is shown by the person’s actions.…