... Greek playwright, wrote the tragedy Oedipus Rex and it is now considered the epitome of all tragedies. The tragedy revolves around Oedipus, the king of Thebes and his own hamartia or tragic flaw causes him to come up with an anagnorisis or epiphany, which ultimately leads to his downfall. In the tragedy, Thebes is cursed with a plague which will only end if King Laius' murderer is apprehended ... much more emotional and deep. The irony is brimming in every line and that helps sustain the atmosphere until the climax. In Greek tragedies, the tragic truth is known by the audience, so irony ...

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... (a special turn in the action what we might term today the climax) and anagnorisis (the recognition of what brings about the peripetia). These two aspects of plot should be close together and should appear naturally. The end of both peripetia and anagnorisis should lead to a catharsis for the audience. The perfect plot, accordingly, must have a single issue: Oedipus wants to solve the mystery of the curse that is bringing ... plagues and disasters on their city for an unclean act which has gone unpunished and can only be saved by "the payment of blood for blood" and the banishment of the...

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