Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, (as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald), is replete with dramatic devices - one of which is known as Sophoclean Irony. ... At the moment of his birth, Oedipus received a reading from the Delphic Oracle which stated that the baby was destined to grow up to murder his father and marry his mother. ... A desperate Laios travels back to the Delphic Oracle for a reading. ... Our second example of conscious irony occurs moments later in the conversation when Tiresias know that Oedipus has no free will: "What does it matter?... In the play, Oe...

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Essay on Oedipus Rex 4-3-97 In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, the theme of irony plays an important part through the play. ... The use of irony in Oedipus Rex reveals much about the character of Oedipus. ... Commentary It would be hard to find a play that has been more universally praised than Oedipus Rex ("King Oedipus"). ... Oedipus Rex Essay written by Unknown Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, (as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald), is replete with dramatic devices - one of which is known as Sophoclean Irony. ... A desperate Laios travels back to the Delphic Oracle for a reading....

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Jocasta played the role of both the mother and wife of Oedipus. ... After reading this play more than once, there seems to be a gray area, what exactly was Oedipus punished for? ... At the end of Oedipus Rex, Oedipus, who is the King of Thebes, is forever banished from his kingdom. ... Oedipus' life was based on pride. ... If this story was to have taken place in modern times, then yes Oedipus should have been punished accordingly, but I truly believe that The King was a victim of fate, incapable of free will and that he should not have been punished....

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Lockwood, who passes his time reading from the young journals of a young girl named Catherine. ... This means that his spirit is not moving around as a 'ghost', nor is it free to possess another person or animal so that the man's personality is continued through them. ... Inspired by the Greek legend, Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, Freud's discovery of the Oedipus Complex was made during his self-analysis. ... I don't necessarily agree that Freud's analysis of Oedipus Rex was correct. ... The Oedipus Complex - http://freudpage.com/en-us/freud/oedipus_comp...

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