The play starts off with King Oedipus talking with the people of his kingdom who have come to seek his help with the plague that has fallen upon them. The priest who has been chosen to speak for the group asks of Oedipus, " O mighty King, we turn to you: Find us our safety, find us a remedy Noblest of men restore life to your city!" (Oedipus the King Prologue 43-46). ... With Teiresias" true knowledge of Oedipus" origin and true identity he tries to advise Oedipus, "How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be- (Oedipus the King 1.101). ... Why then, if Oedipus ...

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Oedipus was made king after solving the "Riddle of the Sphinx." ... Oedipus answered: "man." " This is the answer to the riddle since man has four feet, as a child who crawls on all four, and three feet when we walk with the aid of a stick. ... Oedipus' prophecy was made true when the shepherd who was ordered to bring Oedipus to the mountains and kill him did not kill him but instead gave him to another shepherd. ... This messenger explains that he was the shepherd who took him home to Corinth but was not the original shepherd that had him. As they are talking, the shepherd arrives in The...

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Oedipus asks tiresias, "Was it Creon, or you, who has invented this story?" Tiresias says, "It is not Creon who harms you-you harm yourself."... He is constantly trying to find something, or anything to fuel his belief that he is not the son who kills his father, and falls in love with his mother. ... Why then, Jocasta, should we study Apollo's oracle, or gaze at the birds screaming over our heads-those prophets who announced that I would kill my father? ... A fool, an irrational idiot who is ignorant and content. ...

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Oedipus Rex "Oedipus Rex" is an ancient greek play, by Sophocles, that looks at the life of Oedipus and his outrageous discovery that he killed his father and married his mother. ... Not only do the citizens of Thebes believe Oedipus to be intelligent, but Oedipus believes, himself to having a better mind. ... Unfortunately for King Oedipus and Queen Iokaste, Oedipus" strong intelligence eventually solved the murder of Laios. ... Oedipus declares that the curse he cast on anyone who is the murderer also applies to him. ... Had Oedipus done what his wife wanted and left well enou...

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Oedipus Rex is a fascinating insight into the nature of a human being's need for control. From the opening lines of the play we see King Oedipus as the strong leader of his city. ... He is arrogant but his arrogance comes across more as one who is sure of his abilities to manipulate any situation. ... We know that Oedipus fled his home town to avoid a prophecy that foretold that he would kill his father. ... The story of Oedipus Rex teaches this moral brilliantly. ...

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For example, Oedipus wants to get the entire truth about who murdered King Laius, the original king of Thebes and Oedipus's real father. ... You are the murderer, you are the unholy defilement of this land." (23) Tiresias says this to Oedipus when he asks him who murdered King Lauis, this answer did not make Oedipus happy, and he was outraged. ... She told him that there was only one person who was still alive that was there the day that King Lauis was attacked, but that this man no longer lived in Thebes, he had asked the Queen to send him away the day that Oedipus became King. ... T...

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The shepherd who is called upon by the court for questioning introduces the turning point of the play by revealing the truth. ... The shepherd who hadn't the heart to do so gave the child to a messenger, saving Oedipus" life. ... One may say that this is a sign of mysticism for, without knowing, by sparing the old man's life, Oedipus repayed the shepherd who had once saved his life. Yet at the same time Oedipus spared the life of the man who would eventually come back to reveal the truth about his doomed past. ... This move thereby involves Jocasta in the affair, who until then had r...

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Sophocles" "Oedipus Rex" is an ancient Greek play that explores the life of Oedipus, the King of Thebes, and his horrifying discovery that he has killed his father and married his mother. ... Unfortunately his brilliant mind led him to realize that it was he who killed his father. ... "I"ll fight for him, I"ll leave no means untried, to catch the one who did it with his hand -(line 270-271). Another of King Oedipus" character traits was self-confidence. ... I feel that Oedipus" most impressive trait is his strong will. ...

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As King Oedipus and the Theban Legend incorporate many themes, one particular themes sticks out. ... The constant stress that followed Oedipus wherever he went did not make him any stronger. ... By this quote, Oedipus's subconscious is now making Oedipus doubt his every thought and more, which would put a heavy burden on his mind. He carried around the burden of not knowing who the killer was and not being able to help the people of Thebes out of their horrible plague brought on by the gods. ... We all know Oedipus as being prideful, proud, and even a little full of himself. ...

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Some may define justice as the quality of fairness, but who defines fairness? Others may define justice as conformity to a certain standard, but who defines this standard? In Sophocles" King Oedipus, civil justice, poetic justice, and rough justice all exist in the world of the play to the extent that divine justice is served in the end, and ultimately, the wishes of the gods, who are wary of individuals with the most fortune and power, are fulfilled. ... At the outset, in fear of killing King Polybus, the man who he believes is his father, Oedipus self-exiles himself from Corinth. ... OE...

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Finally, Leto came upon an island, Delos, who let her stay and so she did. ... Apollo was raised by the goddess Themis, who fed him nectar and ambrosia. ... A shepard finds Oedipus and gives him to another man, who takes him as his own. ... Oedipus is proved guilty. ... Oedipus found this out the hard way....

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A tragic character is "A morally good but not perfect tragic hero who is brought from happiness to unhappiness because of a mistaken act, to which he or she is led by a hamartia, an error in judgment" (1493). A perfect example of a tragic character is Sophocles's Oedipus the King. ... Oedipus is a noble character who has no vices. ... King Oedipus fits the definition of a tragic character precisely. Despite his character flaw, he is a good and noble hero who tries his best to accommodate the wishes of his people. ...

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In becoming King, Oedipus marries the Queen of Thebes, who was recently widowed. ... The scene continues and Oedipus learns that the messenger was a shepherd who found Oedipus in a field, his feet bound. ... The shepherd cannot say who Oedipus's real parents were. ... "Who? ... Oedipus asks the chorus, who double as the townspeople, if they know who this other shepherd was. ...

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Oedipus the King was written during the ancient Greek times. ... This is ironic because it is Oedipus who was actually blind of the truth. ... Whereas the prophet uses riddles to tell Oedipus the truth, "Go inside and ponder that riddle, and if you find I've lied then call me a prophet who cannot see". ... She probably knew that if he was to find out the truth then the outcome would be catastrophic; "oh, Oedipus, Oedipus, I pray to god you never see who you are!" ... The readers are subjected to think that maybe it wasn't Oedipus who murdered his father. ...

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Irony and Paradox in Oedipus Rex The play Oedipus Rex is full of both irony and paradox. ... King Oedipus is trying to find out who killed the king and is questioning Teiresias. Oedipus mocks him for being old and blind. Teiresias tells Oedipus that he is the blind one. ... He starts a new life and everything seems to be going wonderful until Oedipus finds out the truth about his origen and discovers who his real parents are. ...

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If a dictionary defines one form of a hero as referring to a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life, then the heroes of Greek Mythology do not qualify. ... Oedipus, Antigone, and Hecuba all fit this description of a tragic hero. ... No Greek hero knows fate like King Oedipus. ... Her father, King Oedipus also lived very publicly. ... Antigone, Hecuba, and King Oedipus all have contributed numerous comparable qualities into what makes a tragic Greek hero, and what does not. ...

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There are some poets who thought men would be better off without the curse of women. ... In the case of King Oedipus, Oedipus married his mother without knowing before hand. ... The Clerk's Tale tells about a woman who is abused by her husband. ... The role and subjection of women in Chaucer's stories have changed greatly from Beowulf and King Oedipus. Chaucer has stories of women who have been married multiple times, have an affair, been abused, feel they are above everyone else and a rapist who receives no suitable punishment. ...

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Women were to remain indoors to superintend the servants who worked indoors and to receive the incoming. ... In today's times women who manage the household were called homemakers. ... In the story of King Oedipus of the Sophocles Tragedy, his wife Jocasta keeps a haunting secret from him. ...

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