... linguistic observation; "I couldn't bear to look at myself" which I believe symbolizes a profound level of self-loathing. Another interpretation for the actions of Oedipus is the shame he felt. While guilt is in an emotion that if felt internally, shame requires an audience. Being humiliated in the "eyes" of ... others. By scratching out his eyes, perhaps Oedipus hoped to also blind the judgment of others. This almost childlike reasoning shows the desperation and helplessness that he felt when daunted with this predicament that ... and his needs as a man. One instance where the power of...

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... certain qualities that a tragic hero has that can qualify him or her as tragically heroic. Two Grecian literary legends, Achilles from Homer's Iliad and Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, fit the description of an Aristotelian tragic hero. Achilles, from Homer's The Iliad, is a tragic hero. Achilles's quick rage coincides with a key ... in battle against Hector, leader of the Trojans. Achilles temper and highborn status qualify him as an Aristotelian tragic hero. The titular character from Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, also corresponds with Aristotle's idea of a tragic hero. He is a flawed character, h...

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... high school knew very few of the answers to my questions. Out of the three, none of them knew the answer to the question "Can you retell the myth of Oedipus?" None of the High School students were able to answer the question "Who was Narcissus?" Also, out of the three of them, none of them could think of answer to ... interested in. The two friends I work with that are currently enrolled in college knew a few more answers then the high school students, but not really. One knew the myth of Oedipus, Both knew who Narcissus was and neither knew "What myth explains the natural phenomenon we...

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... trilogy it was destined by the gods that he was to kill his father and marry his mother, so he was given to the king and queen of Corinth. When Oedipus heard about this he ran away from who he thought were his real parents. On his way he comes across Laius his real father and kills him. When he gets ... the riddle of the Sphinx and is made king of Corinth and marries the queen Jocasta who is really his mother. This shows that you really can't change fate. Once Oedipus realizes that he has achieved exactly what he didn't want to do he takes responsibility for it and gauges his eyes out a...

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... Aeschylus. His play was about an old legend, but his message was about the aristocrats losing power because of democracy. Sophocles was one of the more political playwrights. His play, Oedipus Tyrannos, was one of his most political play. It showed that all Greek men, no matter how impressive, have their limitations and that they are flawed and that the greatest ... ...

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