Oedipus the King

to your actions or another’s, it hurts like nothing else. In Sophocles’s “Oedipus the King,” Oedipus goes from living the dream of his lifetime all the way to down to agonizing in his worst nightmare. Oedipus is a tragic hero because he suffers a huge reversal in fortune, all because of the errors he made resulting from his tragic flaws of anger and arrogance. Oedipus’s reversal in fortune is his plummet from the mighty King of Thebes, to a poor, pitied outcast. At first, the people adore him.…

form of tragedy. It is a false equivalency to suggest both plays are equally tragic, as it is evident that one is superior. The tragedy of Oedipus the King most efficaciously presents a character and elicits the greatest pathos from the readers. It contains an emotional and physical tragedy that enlightens the reader and imposes them to sympathize with Oedipus. Ibsen, despite, presenting the plot and characters of The Dollhouse well, does not match the tragic intensity as Sophocles’ play.…

people. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus shows that despite all of his evil and wrong that he has committed, a good leader backs his word and looks out for his people. (Sophocles 744) In…

characters embody such resilience as vividly as Hamlet from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet” and Oedipus from Sophocles' "Oedipus the King." Each play revolves around incredible adversity and the subsequent reactions of the protagonists to these life-changing events. Both characters face extraordinary challenges, but whose resilience shines brighter through the darkness of each story? It is evidently shown that Oedipus, despite facing a more predetermined…

that of Oedipus the King, a known tragedy. One might say that the details of both History and Oedipus the King differ so much so that they cannot be compared. However, although the heroes’ degree of misfortune, and the advice given to the heroes, differs the general structure of the Sicilian expedition and Oedipus the King is so much the same that the Sicilian expedition can be seen as a tragic plot within…

The story of Oedipus Tyrannus and The Tale of Sohrab are both stories that deal in family relationships and ironic twists. Both stories follow two young men on their journey through their manhood but also into the fate their fathers place before them. The story of Oedipus is set in a murder mystery which follows the character King Oedipus in his search for his father’s murderer in order to end his kingdom’s curse. The Tale of Sohrab focuses on the main character Rostam which bears a son…

play of Oedipus that was his inevitable fate and if he chooses that fate or not could be interpreted in many different ways, some say that he secretly wanted to see his fate to come true because of all his choses that lead up to him making his fate come true. Oedipus was unfortunately pre determined by his fate but he did have the free-will in changing his destiny. There are many ways that this play could token a different turn of events if he had a different mind set. From the the day Oedipus…

the right to enforce rules, obedience, and make rules on behalf of society. In an ideal world, both of these values could thrive in harmony, but in the works of Sophocles, it is evident that the authority is more important than family. Both in Oedipus the King and Antigone it is evident that authority is considered more important than family by Sophocles as the values of a unified…

contributions to tragedy are introducing the third character element, his work Oedipus the king, and Antigone. Greek tragedies have many intricate themes to them, a crucial element is conflict. Before Sophocles, there were mostly two characters in the popular plays of the time. Sophocles added the third character element, building on Aeschylus’ introduction of the second character.…

initiation of his alienation. The journey for Oedipus is the town realizing what Oedipus has done, they begin to hate and despise him even though they previously thought him to be a hero. Oedipus brings this upon himself though because he tried to avoid the prophecy by leaving his home town. Oedipus' suffering begins when he punishes himself for his sins. Oedipus is so driven by rage that he gouges his own eyes out with the brioche from his mothers dress. Oedipus' suffering is possibly the worst…