1. The Irony within Oedipus
The Greek tragedy of Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, owes much of its impact to the audience's previous knowledge of the characters and their fate. ... Sophocles illustrates these answers, the truth, by using irony. ... Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character says and what the reader knows to be true. ... The author indirectly comments on the character's nature and the value of the ideas he utters. ... All of these elements, catharsis, hamartia, especially irony, and other devices, distinguish Oedipus Rex from all other tragic plays. ...
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