... what I should do or say to save this city." (Sophocles, 70-77) Oedipus portrays a great leader to his people in Thebes. Sophocles, the author, illustrates to his audience how Oedipus showed leadership throughout the play by saving his village, ruling justly and searching for the truth. In the beginning of Oedipus the King, Oedipus ruled Thebes for 15 years and led his village with success and prosperity. One ... village. After finding that it is he who has caused the death of Laius, being a man of action, he punished himself. The irony of the tragedy, is that Oedipus is a good man. As t...

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... and irony are just a few words that describe this breath-taking tale. Who would of thought that the story of "Oedipus the King" would be so interesting. From my research, I discovered that this tale was written by Sophocles between 441-427 B.C.E (Oedipus 2). The meaning of the story simply says that even if one tries to change their destiny, one will not succeed (Oedipus). In this story, the king and ... queen of Thebes ordered their servant to get rid of Oedipus, their son, because of the oracle ... found by someone. Luckily enough, a shepherd discovered the child and gave Oedipus to t...

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