Oedipus the King

Sophocles, Oedipus the King, uses the characteristics of Aristotle’s ides on what makes a good tragedy. Oedipus left his homeland after he heard a prophecy that he would one day kill his father and marry is mother. Rather than take the gamble he elected to leave. While on his journey he came in contact with a man at a crossroad that he had to kill. Never giving the killing another thought, Oedipus continued his journey when he came across a Sphinx that was holding a town hostage. Oedipus solved…

Oedipus (swollen foot) who was known for his wisdom and knowledge. He was the son of Laius (for his son killing him and a hero) and Jocasta (prophecy saying). Oedipus was the ruler of Thebes when he killed Sphinx the beast the was half lion and half lady. When his father first heard that Oedipus was going to kill him and marry his mother. So Laius told one of his servants to percies his ankles so he couldn’t walk and that's how he got his name Oedipus. His mother (Jocasta) handed the baby to a…

The play I chose for this report is Oedipus The King by Sophocles. Sophocles grew up in near Athens, Greece to an upper middle class family. His father made armor and was able to ensure that his son received a good education. As he grew so did Athens power. Sophocles entered the public arena during Athens golden age, which netted him prestige. Sophocles added the third actor to the stage and focus more on characterization than playwright before him. He was popular at the time and was well known…

the truth. The play Oedipus Rex part of Sophocles’ work of Drama shows wilful blindness and ignorance in many ways. The play tells the story of the city of Thebes and it’s king Oedipus. The city of Thebes is sickened by plague and Oedipus vows to rid the city of the disease. When he learns he must avenge the murder of Thebes previous king Laïos, he undergoes a quest to find the murderer. On his way he discovers dark secrets about himself and his past. Within Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex a sight motif…

In Oedipus Rex, our tragic hero, Oedipus, is subject to bountiful moments of suffering, ultimately leading him into a degraded state, which leaves the conqueror piercing his eyeballs out, and pleading his brother in law Creon, now king, to carry out his final wishes, which include exiling him, and killing him. By the end of the story, Oedipus, once a strong and fearless leader, had shrunk down to a humiliated, god detested man. Through all this pain and self-torment, however, Oedipus has…

In Sophocles’ Greek play Oedipus Rex, the King of Thebes and the protagonist of the play, Oedipus, suffers from arrogance, stubbornness as well as capriciousness and his yearning for power leads to his exile as well as his downfall as king; he encounters a mystery in regards to his plagued kingdom and its danger of extinction which leads to the investigation for the man responsible for the annihilation of the land. During the investigation, Oedipus is confronted with the mystery behind his past…

In the Athenian tragedy Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, the character Jocasta was the victim of the negative actions of others. In the play Jocasta was the widow to Laius, who was thought to have been murdered by a band of thieves. Little did she know that her late husband was murdered by her now husband Oedipus, who turned out to be her son. When she learned the truth she hung herself. Jocasta had little to do with what happened to her as it was the actions of the men her life that…

trait is heavily represented in the story “Oedipus the King” (c. 430 B.C.) by Sophocles. In the story, Oedipus the king of Thebes has the cocky trait and it results in torture for life. Oedipus’s arrogant personality shows throughout the story as he tries to find the killer of the former king of Thebes, his father. Oedipus tends to deem himself as a god throughout the story…

The play Oedipus the King written by Sophocles deals with the urge to discover the truth, which in Oedipus’s case, is shrouded by blindness. Oedipus’ impulsive personality, combined with the fact that he is a human, allows him to have the compulsion to know the truth about who killed King Laius. Once Oedipus finds out who the murderer of King Laius is, the way in which he carries himself morphs from arrogant to sympathetic and self-aware. Furthermore, Oedipus causes himself to be physically…

importance, whose legend is still an enigma. In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, many characters such as Creon, Oedipus, Laius and Jocasta, sought out the oracle in order to ask for advice. Before the play began, King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes were told by an oracle that their son would grow up to kill his father and sleep with his mother. For this reason, the king and queen tied their son’s ankles together and left…