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. ... In line 141, Oedipus tells Kreon, "Whoever killed King Laios might "who knows? ... It is also ironic that Oedipus be "enthroned in the place of the dead king,"" as in line 713, by saving the city and coincidentally, by inheritance. ... All of these elements, catharsis, hamartia, especially irony, and other devices, distinguish Oedipus Rex from all other trag...
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