... characteristic flaws including hubris, and the tragedy ends with a nemesis worse than death. The tragic nature of the play and the themes are conveyed not only through these features, but also through the role of the chorus and dramatic techniques including irony. Oedipus is seen as a tragic hero in the play, a principal character, in a position of social importance being the King of Thebes. His downfall is the result of incidents beyond his ... control, and is rather the result of fate. In Oedipus Rex, it is not so much a hamartia that leads to ... ...

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... for shadows, nothing at all" Live, Oedipus, as if there's no tomorrow! "(Oedipus the King, 1068 "1078) Here we see Jocasta explaining to Oedipus that the situation they share is ok and can be overlooked. The incest is not what would've become another tragic element to the audience in Greece, but Jocasta's lack of understanding and complete irony would have. Jocasta is a bad influence on ... Oedipus in this passage as she states that "chance ... rules our lives", therefore Oedipus should "Live, as if there's no tomorrow." Also what she says contradicts all of her beliefs and the beliefs...

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