Oedipus the King

1. How does Oedipus treat those who are reluctant to obey him throughout the play? What does this tell you about Oedipus’ character? The interactions that Oedipus has with people throughout the play says much about his character. His interactions were also his tragic flaw. Oedipus’ negative interactions with his people gradually grows during the play. In the beginning, Oedipus is a good leader who is trying to help his people during a horrible plague. We also see Oedipus’ interaction with people…

its prose, as at the beginning of the play; Oedipus thinks he is free of guilt. However, his rash anger leads him to unknowingly kill his real father, King Lauis, at the crossroads. The murder of Oedipus ' father is one of the essential links in his downfall, which indicates that his anger is a very important part of the play. Killing another man due to an argument would be considered an overreaction to modern day audiences; however the actions of Oedipus to an ancient Greek audience would not…

Taran Bedi Mr. Curnett English 9 Feb 17th The Correlation of Ignorance, Sight and Truth in Oedipus Rex Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex was written over 2,500 years ago. Although this play may seem ancient and irrelevant to today’s society, its themes and actions are relevant to modern society. Sophocles’ play Oedipus revealed many ideas that are now used in western drama. Sophocles’ use of dramatic irony became a new method for artists who wanted to create tension in the plots of their work.…

Oedipus Rex the Great In the play, Oedipus the king, Oedipus is a king whose life goes from the best life to the worst life a man could ever live. According to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Oedipus is a tragic hero. Aristotle has many characteristics that describe a tragic hero. Five of the characteristics are; being a man of noble stature, having a downfall that is their own fault, being good but, not perfect, having a downfall that is not wholly deserved, and having a downfall that is not…

Oedipus the King derives from Greek mythology and embodies the typical Greek tragedy—the conflict between a man and his fate. As the playwright is unable to shake off the then deep-rooted idea of fate, Oedipus cannot escape the oracle which embodies his fate. But as a result of the playwright’s strong dissatisfaction with fate, he believes that Oedipus does not intentionally kill his father and marry his mother and is a hero who rids the people of an evil and is loved by the people instead of a…

and fear. In Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King,…

Blindness and having visons play a key role in Oedipus the King. For instance, Tiresias is a blind prophet who gives knowledge to his people and to Oedipus. Tiresias tell Oedipus this terrible fate and warns him. This shows that people can still know things without being able to see them. When Oedipus was a baby an oracle came to his parents and told them that he would have a terrible fate-the fate was that he was going to sleep with his mother and kill his father. At hearing this, his parents…

In the play Oedipus Rex, Sophocles shows that fate is destined to happen and nothing can prevent it. Excessive pride causes Oedipus to defy fate unsuccessfully. His over confidence makes him pursue a truth that will lead him right to his downfall. Excessive pride is also the cause of a dark fate in the play Antigone. Creon makes laws to create a peaceful kingdom. Unfortunately, he becomes very stubborn and excessive pride begins infecting him. Creon’s decision to leave Polynices corpse unburied…

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…

arrives in Thebes. Both Oedipus and the Messenger interrogate the Shepherd, who resists the questioning at first. The Shepherd tells Oedipus and the Messenger that he does not quite remember the details of his encounter with the Messenger and baby Oedipus. However, after Oedipus threatens to torture or kill the Shepherd, he reveals that he was one of Laius’ men. In addition, he also admits that Jocasta, mother and wife of Oedipus, gave him the order to dispose of Oedipus because Laius and…