Some would say that anyone who has a double life would be conscious of such a thing. While that could be true, in Oedipus Rex, Oedipus initially believes he was meant to be who he is at the beginning; a self confident and strong leader who is obnoxious. ... At the start of the play we see an Oedipus of great stature, a king who is loved by his people and most of all respected. ... Blindness being a major theme in the play, it creates this doubt in Oedipus, makes him think of who he really is and therefore it allows him to starts to search for this other life, even though he doesn't necess...

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Oedipus Rex is a fascinating insight into the nature of a human being's need for control. From the opening lines of the play we see King Oedipus as the strong leader of his city. ... He is arrogant but his arrogance comes across more as one who is sure of his abilities to manipulate any situation. ... We know that Oedipus fled his home town to avoid a prophecy that foretold that he would kill his father. ... The story of Oedipus Rex teaches this moral brilliantly. ...

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I, Oedipus, Oedipus, damned in his birth, in his marriage damned, Damned in his blood he shed with his own hand! Oedipus was an evil person who married his mother, killed his father and caused pain to his people from the plague. ... Oedipus shows a lot of pride with what he does. ... Oedipus is seen as a powerful person who defeated the Sphinx which gave him reason to possess more pride in himself. To me, Oedipus shows pride when he poked his eyes out. ...

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The shepherd who is called upon by the court for questioning introduces the turning point of the play by revealing the truth. ... The shepherd who hadn't the heart to do so gave the child to a messenger, saving Oedipus" life. ... One may say that this is a sign of mysticism for, without knowing, by sparing the old man's life, Oedipus repayed the shepherd who had once saved his life. Yet at the same time Oedipus spared the life of the man who would eventually come back to reveal the truth about his doomed past. ... This move thereby involves Jocasta in the affair, who until then had r...

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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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"Oedipus the King" by Sophocles is based on Greek life. ... He didn't want to reveal the truth to Oedipus until Oedipus started accusing him of the murder. ... He wanted Oedipus to find out on his own. ... He only realized when the shepherd and the messenger was brought in and told him that he had done it, that he was the one who was to kill his father and marry his mother. ... Oedipus killed his father and married his mother....

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There are many ways that Oedipus shows how he is selfish. ... ""(59-61) He then goes on to say that while you are just one person sick and dying that is nothing compared to him who is not sick but has to mourn for many. ... He thinks only of how Creon wants to be king, after all, he is king and who wouldn't want to be him. ... First he finds out that the father who raised him has died from natural causes. ... This is his ultimate act of selfishness he doesn't care about everyone who has died because of his decisions that he made or his persistence to know the truth. ...

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Oedipus the King is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles about a man whose fate is stronger than his power. ... The primary conflict in the play begins when Oedipus decides to avenge the murderer of the Lauis. ... Oedipus took great pride in saving people and being seen a hero. "I'll fight for him, I'll leave no means untried, to catch the one who did it with his hand..." ... Oedipus fails in trying to pursue the truth. ...

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For example, in certain situations it can be portrayed as Oedipus's ability to see and in others as his willingness to do so. On the other hand Teresias, who is for a fact a. blind man, chose to keep his will to see, as he is clarivoyant. This just reaffirms Oedipus as a man ignorant to the true appearance of things - this blind man can "see" the truth about Oedipus, yet Oedipus, in all of his physical perfection, cannot. As the story evolves it is apparent that Oedipus learns the nature of things but does not accept his fate. ... During more than half of the play Oedipus mocks Te...

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When the blind prophet subtlety suggests that Oedipus is the killer, Oedipus becomes enraged. "... ... You can't hurt me or anyone else who sees the light - you can never touch me you pious fraud." ... Ironically it is Tiresias, the blind prophet, who sees the truth. ... Once Oedipus discovers of his role in the death of Laius and realizes the truth of the earlier prophecy, causes Oedipus to become upset. ... This quotation of Oedipus shows the reason why he stabbed out his own eyes: so that he who made so much pain, would never again see anything which he desired, nothing beautiful wh...

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"Oedipus the King" by Sophocles is based on Greek life. ... He didn't want to reveal the truth to Oedipus until Oedipus started accusing him of the murder. ... He wanted Oedipus to find out on his own. ... He only realized when the shepherd and the messenger was brought in and told him that he had done it, that he was the one who was to kill his father and marry his mother. ... Oedipus killed his father and married his mother....

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"The Ying and Yang of Oedipus and Lysistrata" It was the great Physicist, Isaac Newton who once deducted that for every action there is an equal but opposite reaction. ... Lysistrata (the protagonist of the play) is an Athenian woman who is sick and tired of war and the treatment of women in Athens. ... The story of Oedipus Rex takes the form of a tragedy. ... This son would later turn out to be Oedipus Rex. ... Oedipus refuse to accept his fate, and as a result, fled Corinth in order to break off all ties with who he thought was is blood mother and father. ...

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He does this threw the character Oedipus, what Oedipus does to the character Creon, and threw the character Jocasta. ... Thus he attempts to cure it threw the creation of the characters who play with in the great story of Oedipus the King. ... The next character Sophocles presents is not presented for the same reason as Oedipus but rather to empathize the reason that Oedipus was presented. ... In this Teiresais is physically blind but knows the truth, directly opposing Teiresais is Oedipus who can physically see but knows no truth. ... The character who does this is Jocasta. ...

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Oedipus" reluctance to believe the prophet Teiresias and not consider the words spoken to be the truth had caused Oedipus to be a victim of his own fate. ... In the context of "Allegory of the Cave," Oedipus can be compared to the prisoner who is set free and is forced to see the situation inside the cave just as Oedipus had realized his fate. ... Oedipus" "bewilderment of the eyes" can be distinguished in two ways. One as Oedipus being blind from the truth, and two pertaining to the literal meaning of Oedipus being blind from gouging his eyes with Jocasta's brooches. Oedipus was at all...

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The story of Oedipus tells of how a man tried to change his fate but in the end saw that it evidently came true. ... It wasn't Oedipus's fault, he never knew that he was adopted, if only his adopted parents had told him the truth, this would have never come to be. ... I like to wonder who I will end up marrying, what my career will be, how prosperous I will be, these are all questions we think about, but knowing them wouldn't be worth it. ...

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The story of Oedipus tells of how a man tried to change his fate but in the end saw that it evidently came true. ... It wasn't Oedipus's fault, he never knew that he was adopted, if only his adopted parents had told him the truth, this would have never come to be. ... I like to wonder who I will end up marrying, what my career will be, how prosperous I will be, these are all questions we think about, but knowing them wouldn't be worth it. ...

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