... , relationships with wives, and tragic downfall of the main character. Both plays give a good lesson in irony and morals. A prophecy is a similar theme in both plays, Oedipus was born with a prophecy from the Greek gods that he would kill his father and marry is mother. The three witches in Macbeth prophesize that he will be king of Scotland. The witches are not specific on how Macbeth will ... ask. Macbeth wants to be king so he accepts his prophecy. On the other hand, Oedipus tries to change his prophecy by leaving his home and parents (who adopted him as a baby) and ironically ends ba...

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In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is looking for the king's murderer. Ironically it turns out that Oedipus had unintentionally and unknowingly killed the king on his way to the kingdom some years beforehand. The most significant lines in the story come from Oedipus in his speech to the people of the city cursing the person or persons who killed the king and threatened those who knowingly hid him. "Now my curse on the murderer. Whoever he is, a lone ... became king marrying his own mother. The curse he called down on himself came true as his mother/wife Jocasta kills herself in shame. ...

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King Oedipus by Sophocles Blindness is the downfall of the hero Oedipus in the play "King Oedipus- by Sophocles. Not only does the blindness appear physically, but also egotistically as he refuses to acknowledge the possibility of him actually being the murderer of Laius, the former King of Thebes. Coincidentally, he is also Oedipus's biological father. The use of light and dark in the play is strategically applied in order to better understand the emotion that lies within ... see what company you keep."" This is a pivotal component to the irony behind the idea of blindness throughout the pla...

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... also shows him as being nave and not making the correct decisions. Oedipus confesses that he slew a man at a crossroads in anger. He has angry clashes with Teiresias, a blind seer and Creon, his brother-in-law. Teiresias speaks the truth which emphasizes the irony of Oedipus' skepticism and suspicions of treachery. The bitter quarrel with Creon that follows has several important ... effects. It brings out certain unattractive features in Oedipus' character, his wrath, and his unjust haste to condemn without evidence. The portrayal of these features is important, for they explain ... pie...

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