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Marry His Mother Kill His Father
780 wordsIn "Oedipus The King" by Sophocles, we see a man, Oedipus, who can see but cannot see at the same time. Oedipus has been chosen to look for the murderer of the former king, Laius. Little does he know that he, a few years prior, was the one who killed king Laius. He has also been destined to kill his father and marry his mother, which he knows he's destined but does not see that he already has. There are many factors in the story that give Oedipus hints and clues that tell him that he killed king...
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Marry His Mother Brother In Law
1,496 wordsClark 1 The play Oedipus The King begins with the king and queen of Thebes, Laius and Jocasta. Laius was warned by an oracle that his own son would kill him and that he would marry his mother, Jocasta. Determined to reverse their fate, Laius pierced and bound his newborn sons feet and sent a servant away with him with strict instructions to leave the child to die on the mountain of Cithaeron. However, the servant felt badly for the infant and gave him to a shepherd who then gave the child to Pol...
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Killed Laius Greek Tragedy
1,365 wordsThe 1 st Stasimon in Sophocles play Oedipus the King is mainly showing the Chorus confusion in regards to Tiresias accusations made towards Oedipus. The Chorus seem terrified and powerless, and, like Oedipus, do not want to believe the accusations. They feel that the gods know the truth, yet will not reveal it, thus feeling as though the gods are of no real help. There are many issues and techniques to be discussed in regards to the 1 st Stasimon, one of these being the significance of the secti...
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Marry His Mother Kill His Father
1,488 wordsWhen a friend starts telling you something and then close to the end of her story she realizes that she shouldnt tell you because it might hurt you. Wouldnt you nag, bother her until she tells you? When Oedipus finds out from the Oracle that he needs to find the killer of Laius for his kingdom could be in peace. As king tries to investigate who the killer is, so when he finds out that there is a secret that his friends know about, but do not want to tell him he starts getting curious, also his h...
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Oedipus The King Killed Laius
548 wordsIn the book Oedipus the King a man is corrupts the town Thebes from his own great misfortunes and self-tortures. The book starts off in the town of Thebes and Oedipus as the king. King Oedipus realizes slowly but surely the town is withering down to nothing. So Oedipus sends Creon to the great god Apollo for advice. When Creon returns Oedipus is in the presence of company. Oedipus who was waiting eagerly for the news told him to tell the news in front of everyone. Creon told Oedipus the great go...
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High Social Status Married His Mother
4,009 wordsOver Tragedy Essay TRAGEDY ESSAY Over the course of time, many things tend to change significantly. Such is the case of tragic literature and the cathartic effect it has on the reader, which has deteriorated a great deal from Sophocles? writing of the true tragedy, Oedipus. Hamlet exemplifies partial decomposition of catharsis whereas Miss Julie epitomizes an almost total collapse of the cathartic effect. It is assumed that the higher the status of the tragic hero, the easier for the 1990? s aud...
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