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    Oedipus In Quicksand

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    out of the quicksand, the deeper they continue to sink. Oedipus has much in common with a character in quicksand. The harder he fights to get out of his fate, the closer he is to becoming it. In the tragedy about Oedipus Rex, he goes to Thebes to find it guarded by a sphinx who wants an answer to its riddle. Oedipus gets the riddle correct and frees the kingdom, and becomes the king himself. Oedipus then starts to see his past unravel when he starts investigating the death of Laius the past king. In the story Oedipus the King, Sophocles shows Oedipus’s downfall from being king to becoming a blind homeless beggar. The quicksand…

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    Curse Of Oedipus

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    Thebes, King Oedipus sends Creon, his brother-in-law to seek advice from the god Apollo. Creon returns with the news that the curse can only be lifted if the murderer of former king Laius is identified and either banished or killed. Without much thought, Oedipus makes it his responsibility to discover who committed the murder many years ago and banish them from Thebes forever. It is then suggested to Oedipus that he must speak with the blind prophet Teiresias who often “sees” what Apollo…

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    Hubris In Oedipus

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    Literature Essay-Oedipus The King Prompt: Who do you think is responsible for the tragedy of Oedipus? (Some candidates: the gods (Apollo), fate, Oedipus’ hubris, Tiresias, Jocasta and Laius, the sphinx.) David Liu 27 Mr. de Groof According to Collins English Dictionary, the definition of hubris is “an excess of ambition, pride”. Hubris is a person like Oedipus in this play who tricks himself. Throughout the story of Oedipus the king, Sophocles developed the story by building up…

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    Oedipus Flaws

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    Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, is a play that focuses on a king named Oedipus. Oedipus is a king who has tragic flaws lead him to his tragic downfall. People can get an understanding of why it is important to have humility and accept one's faults. This concept is learned all too late for Oedipus; nevertheless, this shows the audience the result of what happens when people become arrogant and unwilling to acknowledge their flaws. Oedipus does not stand alone as a tragic historical figure that…

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    Fear In Oedipus

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    In the Athenian tragedy, Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus, the King of Thebes, unintentionally fulfills a horrid prophecy as he searches for a killer in his kingdom. Only the readers know the truth behind the true killer in this game of cat and mouse. Oedipus searches for the truth only to find out the person he was looking for the whole time was himself. As a result of his unspeakable crime, Oedipus blinds himself and relinquishes his title of King. Although a brief event in a long…

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    Oedipus The King Summary

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    Oedipus, the king of Thebes, is told by his priest that a plague has come to their city. Taking action, Oedipus sends Creon, his brother-in-law, to Delphi to ask Apollo for help. Creon comes back with a message: the murderer of Laius must be caught and brought to justice to cure the plague. Oedipus ordered Tiresias to come to Thebes to ask him about the murder. He protested against telling Oedipus what he knew, and Oedipus started calling him names and insulting him. Then he accuses Tiresias and…

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    Arrogance In Oedipus

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    Circumstance The world that Oedipus lives in is a place that is controlled by Gods and the heavens. Fate is a driving force of nature, the Gods reinforce the fate of mortals and there is no escaping. Sophocles expresses this fact of Greek life in his epic tale of Oedipus Tyrannus, the story follows the basis that no matter the actions the same outcome will take place. Oedipus is unable to outrun his prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother because the Gods and fate were against…

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    Fear In Oedipus

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    Oedipus is a classic example of a man whose central problem is that he does not know himself because he thinks his adoptive parents are his biological parents, he unknowingly marries his own mother Jocasta, and kills his own father Laius. Oedipus was written by Sophocles in around 429 B.C. and is a tragedy. It is meant to be a Catharsis, which is a production that purges emotions such as pity for the protagonist, and fear that a similar situation might occur during the audience member’s…

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    Oedipus Rex Downfall

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    Oedipus Rex was a foreigner, son of Merope and Polybus, who solved the Sphinx riddle and is now the prestigious King of Thebes, or is he? Was he flawless and perfect like he thought he was? Or was he actually a delusional and arrogant ruler with a dark and false past. “That which inspires arrogance is ignorance, caused by the heart’s blindness” (Saeed Malik). In the play, Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus’s anger, ignorance, and pride led to his eventual downfall. One of Oedipus’s fatal flaw was…

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    Oedipus Journey Analysis

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    Although some may argue Oedipus’ journeys were merely to escape his fate, others would disagree. It would appear in the story Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus may have spent a great majority of his life in search of truth. There is no denying he stood a man cursed by the Gods from birth; his life forever marred by a heinous crime committed by his biological father. However, he could not easily be persuaded. Oedipus seldom took anything presented to him at face value; he continuously required…

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