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marry his mother. This involves a very powerful unwritten law concerning incest. While there was perhaps no laws concerning this p...

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

Sophocles "Oedipus the King" Sophocles establishes a setting in which the twists and turns that ultimately led to the vision of ...

- is what was considered quite unique for the figuratively dark production. Adding literal darkness to MacBeth was the directors ...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...

to work to include everyone. Now lets consider a scene from Oedipus Rex and how it could be staged, and what that tells us about...

resides in Thebes. Oedipus demands that someone come forward with information. When no one comes, Oedipus puts a curse on whoever ...

the "tragic flaw." In Oedipuss case, his tragic flaw is his pride. That flaw has to cause him great suffering, but from that suffe...

end Oedipus discovers all the truths and offers himself up to be banished, as was the plan in relationship to whoever killed the k...

the subtle element of inference. The extent to which Oedipus Rex can be examined from a combination of behavioral perspecti...

audience feel watching a tragedy" ("Greek Theory of Tragedy: Aristotles Poetics"). The audience has to feel something significant ...

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

The audience sees Oedipus to be a good and caring King, one who has a grasp of right and wrong. Oedipus is also shown to be a bit ...

Before the particular works are examined, however, it can be useful to attempt a brief examination of the concept of irony in lite...

were associated with him. Indeed, his story continues to deeply impact our emotions even today. Aristotle posited that a tragic ...

In five pages psychosocial development's 5 stages as defined by Freud are discussed along with the growing Oedipus complex controv...

In five pages this essay discusses the tragic elements of Oedipus the King in terms of plot, the Chorus' role, plot elements, and ...

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope. After learning that he was not their true son, Oedipus set out to find his real parents...

In seven pages this essay discusses how Oedipus was able to 'see' certain things after blinding himself, from this knowledge he ga...

In five pages this 2nd portion of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy is summarized and analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Polybus, and his queen, Merope. After he is grown, Oedipus is told by a drunken man at a banquet that he really isnt the son of Po...

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

In five pages this paper argues that instead of free will Oedipus is instead controlled by determinism in this tragic play by Soph...

In five pages this essay discusses the complexities involved with the citizen example served by Oedipus the King in Sophocles' pla...

In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati...

In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...