... was now also his wife. The fact that the audience already knew the legend and what would happen in the play created the situational irony. Among the situational ironies that occurs in Oedipus the King, Oedipus declares that to find the murderer of the king, he will "fight for him as if he were my father-- the audience knowing, of course, that the king was Oedipus' father. Shakespeare includes many situational ironies in his play. He sets these up by ... the audience hearing the evil plans via soliloquy. In Othello, the situational irony was created ... ...

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... they strong enough, can they run a country, etc., etc. However, without the element of women no matter how small or what her role may be, the play would fall flat. In Oedipus the King, Othello, Tartuffe, The Father and even the absence of women in Waiting for Godot all have an impact in the story and on the audience. Let's first discuss Jocasta; unfortunately she was an unwitting victim of ... circumstance. Lead by her husband the King, she reluctantly gave up her only child to be ... by whoever has decided to produce the play, but the meat of a piece, its essence, its very spirit if ...

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... it is in Oedipus the King. Namely, first of all the reason behind the "uncertain visions" and the tragedy that ensue from one another is different in the two plays. In Oedipus it is the unavoidable clutches of destiny that cause the protagonists not to see what is going on behind their backs. In Othello however the reason both for the tragedy and the "uncertain vision" has a name, Iago. The second most ... and ironically, all of their actions led to the realization of the prophecy and the subsequent unfolding tragedy. The realization of the prophecy nevertheless, did not necessarily mea...

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... 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 culprit - The murderer of King Laius. the change in the hero's fortunes must be from ... and words, and does not trust his wife in the least. The man himself being either such as I have described, or better, not worse than that. The anagnorisis or "m...

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... character of legend and high stature. Aristotle defined the classic tragedy as a story centered about the hero's noble and moral struggle against fate. To the Greeks, fate would always overpower will and in the end the characters would surrender to their destinies. These philosophies can be seen in tragedies such as Sophocles' Oedipus Rex where it would be the hero's destiny to be overcome and brought down ... situation he encounters. This constant internal debating prevents him from taking any action and his mortal sin is that by the time he finally exacts his father's revenge he is re...

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... bravery, but his one bad trait made him evil. Also a tragic hero doesn't have to die. While in all Shakespearean tragedies, the hero dies, in others he may live but suffer "Moral Destruction". In Oedipus Rex, the proud yet morally blind king plucks out his eyes, and has to spend his remaining days as a wandering, sightless beggar, guided at every painful step by his ... end the feud between the Capulets and the Montegues. Also, Romeo and Juliet can be together in heaven. In Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his lif...

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... bravery, but his one bad trait made him evil. Also a tragic hero doesn't have to die. While in all Shakespearean tragedies, the hero dies, in others he may live but suffer "Moral Destruction". In Oedipus Rex, the proud yet morally blind king plucks out his eyes, and has to spend his remaining days as a wandering, sightless beggar, guided at every painful step by his ... end the feud between the Capulets and the Montegues. Also, Romeo and Juliet can be together in heaven. In Hamlet, although Hamlet dies, it is almost for the best. How could he have any pleasure during the rest of his lif...

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