Using Oedipus as an ideal model, Aristotle says that a tragic hero must be an important or influential man who makes an error in judgment, and who must then suffer the consequences of his actions. ... According to Miller, a person who is great, who is admired everywhere, and needs this admiration to survive, has one of the extreme forms of narcissism, which is grandiosity. ... Those actions happen when the Herdsman tells Oedipus who his mother is, and Oedipus replies "Oh, oh, then everything has come out true. ... Later, after his self- inflicted blinding, Oedipus sees his actions a...

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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is a classical Greek tragedy. ... For example, "Oedipus, the simple man, who knows nothing. ... this is when Oedipus mocks teiresias, Oedipus tires deliberately to be ironic when he says he is "simple man, who know nothing." And when Oedipus says, "whoever killed king Laius might who knows? ... The main character Oedipus remains on stage for nearly the entire play, this hero who suffers a reversal of fortune that causes him profound suffering, which eventually leads up to his final recognition of truth. ...

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Using Oedipus as an ideal model, Aristotle says that a tragic hero must be an important or influential man who makes an error in judgment, and who must then suffer the consequences of his actions. ... According to Miller, a person who is great, who is admired everywhere, and needs this admiration to survive, has one of the extreme forms of narcissism, which is grandiosity. ... Those actions happen when the Herdsman tells Oedipus who his mother is, and Oedipus replies "Oh, oh, then everything has come out true. ... Later, after his self- inflicted blinding, Oedipus sees his actions a...

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Sophocles was a great writer of tragedies who wrote Oedipus the King modeling Aristotle's theory of a tragic play. ... Also, Oedipus is so prideful that he is blind to the fact that he was indeed the killer of his father. He called for punishment on the man who killed Laius, the king and Oedipus" estranged father, when it was his hand that slain the king. ... Although the physical punishment was agonizing, emotionally, Oedipus was even more grieved. ... As the protagonist of the play, Oedipus parallels Aristotle's theory of a tragedy. ...

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Oedipus Rex The story of Oedipus Rex, which was told by Sophocles, is the epitome of a Greek tragedy according to Aristotle. In Oedipus Rex the main character, namely Oedipus Rex, was faced with many devastating and unequivocal tragedies that would test the courage of any man. ... After leaving his faults were revealed in great magnitude when he kills a man, who was actually his father and king of Thebes, and arrogantly defeated the infamous Sphinx. ... This infuriated Oedipus and showed his wildly angry side. ... Oedipus had a flaring temper that ruined his life. ...

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Oedipus Rex The story of Oedipus Rex, which was told by Sophocles, is the epitome of a Greek tragedy according to Aristotle. In Oedipus Rex the main character, namely Oedipus Rex, was faced with many devastating and unequivocal tragedies that would test the courage of any man. ... After leaving his faults were revealed in great magnitude when he kills a man, who was actually his father and king of Thebes, and arrogantly defeated the infamous Sphinx. ... This infuriated Oedipus and showed his wildly angry side. ... Oedipus had a flaring temper that ruined his life. ...

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We realize Oedipus is damning himself when he declares punishment on he who has murdered King Laios. ... Many of those who know or read the story of Cinderella can identify with her just like they identified with Oedipus, which is what makes the writing powerful. Those who know of Cinderella wish to be her, to be swept of their feet and married to a prince and live happily ever after. ... He says, "he represents Oedipus as a man who believes he is the measure of all things, but shows how the belief leads him to the recognition that he is not who he thought he was" (Wilson,3). This is...

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Baffled by the reluctance of the people to heal, Oedipus, who became the king after he solved the riddle of the Sphinx, sends his brother-in-law, Creon, at first a good natured, and rational being, to find the cure for the city's current disaster. Creon informs Oedipus that in order to save Thebes, he must solve the murder of the previous king, Lauis, who was killed at crossroads years ago. ... When Oedipus told the story about when he killed travelers who threatened to push him off the road, the audience saw that Oedipus has the capacity to behave recklessly. ... Then, he demands that t...

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The only negative character in this story is Oedipus´ actual father who ordered to have the boy killed and then in a karmic twist got killed by his son as foretold, the rest of the characters have no personal blame for what was to occur. In other words the shepherd who saved the boy, Oedipus running from Corinth, Jocasta marrying the man who she fell in love with and who saved the state; all had very noble motivations. ... In Oedipus this is manifested through his desire to find out the truth. ... In his essay "On Misunderstanding the Oedipus Rex", E.R. ... Furthermore in the case of ...

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A tragic character is "A morally good but not perfect tragic hero who is brought from happiness to unhappiness because of a mistaken act, to which he or she is led by a hamartia, an error in judgment" (1493). A perfect example of a tragic character is Sophocles's Oedipus the King. ... Oedipus is a noble character who has no vices. ... King Oedipus fits the definition of a tragic character precisely. Despite his character flaw, he is a good and noble hero who tries his best to accommodate the wishes of his people. ...

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Oedipus is a great example of a character who is unaware of his tragic end, even though many signs, clues, and blunt statements were made throughout the play. ... When Oedipus persists in finding who is the murderer of the previous king, Laios, Oedipus is blind to fact that he is actually the killer which caused the plaque in the city of Thebes. The irony of it is that Teiresias, the blind holy prophet, is summoned by the king to tell the truth about who the murderer is. ... Oedipus insults Teiresias by saying, "you sightless, witless, senseless, mad old man! ... Or any other man who sees th...

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(Aristotle, Online) Aristotle once stated: "He must be better than we are; a man who is superior to the average man in someway."(Grade saver, Online) In Oedipus's case he is superior, not only because he is smart, but also because he is the only one who solved the Sphinx's riddle. ... Oedipus's fate is pre-determined by a prophecy. ... A dynamic character is someone who undergoes significant development or change during the story. ... "Oedipus Rex" is a classic example of a tragedy. ...

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Sophocles "Oedipus the King" is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the Athenian's. The main character Oedipus is the king of Thebes by solving the riddle of the Sphinx. ... While in searching he discovers that it is really him who is responsible. ... Oedipus says this because he now knows that his life was a flaw. ...

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Who was Oedipus? Oedipus - is the principle character in the tragedy Oedipus Rex. ... Who killed King Larius? ... Oedipus is determined to change fate and the manifestation of the prophecy that he would have him kill his father and marry his mother, so he flees the city (and the people who he thinks are his biological parents.) where he was raised. On his journey, he kills his biological father, not knowing who he was, and proceeds to marry Jocasta, his biological mother. ...

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The two examples that are reflected on are Sophocles' Oedipus the King and E. ... Oedipus was a true tragic hero. As an audience, we gain an emotional connection to Oedipus. ... In fact, it is the common man who knows this fear best.... Both Willy and Oedipus go blindly through life not knowing who they are, never realizing their full truths and neither can accept their failures. ...

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Firstly, the story is one that introduces the main character, Oedipus, very positively. As soon as the play opens, he is thought of one who is very compassionate, a good leader and is very concerned about the well being of his people. This is evident on pages 12-13 when Oedipus says, "I am ready to help, I'll do anything." This immediately portrays Oedipus as a character who readers are appealed to due to his attributes that are conveyed during the beginning of the play. ... Overall, through the various techniques used by Sophocles, Oedipus the King is clearly a Greek tragedy th...

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My position on this will be illustrated with two books I have read, Oedipus and The Princess Bride. In Oedipus the main goal for Oedipus is the quest for truth. In attempt to find out who King Leais" murderer is, clues are revealed which adds to the plot formation and keeps the reader interested and entertained. ... As a result the ever curious Oedipus wanted to obtain the meaning behind the statement. His quest leads him to prophet who tells him he will kill his father and marry his mother. ...

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Imitation, then, can be in many models, but Aristotle asserts that imitation that represent men in action must be of men who are "superior or inferior, either better than we know in life, or worse, or of the same kind- (Aristotle 5). ... In Oedipus the King, the major reversal occurs when the messenger comes to cheer Oedipus and free him from his alarms about his mother. But, by revealing who he is, he only confirms Oedipus's worst fears, thus creating the opposite effect from the one intended. ... In the example of Oedipus the King, Oedipus's realization that he is, in fact, his fat...

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A character is also someone who re- enacts the actions of the plot. ... Describe the Aristotelian tragic hero and why Oedipus is a perfect example- The definition of an Aristotelian tragic hero is the demise of an essentially good person. ... Oedipus is a perfect example because he was brought up as a prince; he lived well and behaved well. ... Even though he swore he would never do such a thing the fact that he did not know who his real parents were left him subject to mistake and mishap. ... In my mind it applies to comedy through the Pepsi twist commercial because it shows Ozzy Osborn...

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In his book, "The Poetics," Aristotle expresses some of his thoughts about the merging of literature with tragedy.  Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude. Every Tragedy, therefore, must have six parts namely, Plot, Characters, Diction, Thought, ...

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And who should kill her? ... To be a true hero one has to have the knowledge of who to trust. ... Our play here is not unlike that of the tragedy of Oedipus. ... However in the world in which we live people usually never have the power to determine correctly who to trust and who not to. ... However in the play Othello it does not seem to matter who you trust or who you do not because either way there is a good chance of you dying....

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Their father, King Oedipus, has cast himself to exile. ... Eteocles, who was the legitimate heir, goes to war with his brother. ... She sets out to bury her brother knowing Creon has issued a decree that anyone who attempts to give proper burial to Polyneices will suffer the consequences of death. ... Also, " the play bears her name rather than Creon's, even though she disappears halfway through the action; indeed, some commentators have suggested the play should be named after Creon, but the specter of Antigone hovers over the play after her entombment, and it is she who has the determi...

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