For example, Oedipus wants to get the entire truth about who murdered King Laius, the original king of Thebes and Oedipus's real father. ... You are the murderer, you are the unholy defilement of this land." (23) Tiresias says this to Oedipus when he asks him who murdered King Lauis, this answer did not make Oedipus happy, and he was outraged. ... She told him that there was only one person who was still alive that was there the day that King Lauis was attacked, but that this man no longer lived in Thebes, he had asked the Queen to send him away the day that Oedipus became King. ... T...

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In becoming King, Oedipus marries the Queen of Thebes, who was recently widowed. ... The scene continues and Oedipus learns that the messenger was a shepherd who found Oedipus in a field, his feet bound. ... The shepherd cannot say who Oedipus's real parents were. ... "Who? ... Oedipus asks the chorus, who double as the townspeople, if they know who this other shepherd was. ...

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One such myth that has undergone this change is that of King Oedipus, the youth who had slain his father and married to his mother. ... Oedipus itself is an interesting study of mythology. ... The evil character Scar bears much resemblance to Creon, Jocasta's brother who became ruler by default and brought destruction to Thebas. ... The audience fears him and fears for him, making Oedipus almost the archetypical hero. ... Superman also bears much resemblance to kings and warriors who go into battle for honour, values and love. ...

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There are some poets who thought men would be better off without the curse of women. ... In the case of King Oedipus, Oedipus married his mother without knowing before hand. ... The Clerk's Tale tells about a woman who is abused by her husband. ... The role and subjection of women in Chaucer's stories have changed greatly from Beowulf and King Oedipus. Chaucer has stories of women who have been married multiple times, have an affair, been abused, feel they are above everyone else and a rapist who receives no suitable punishment. ...

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