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Oedipus

            The Man From La Mancha is a story about an old man who after reading inspiring stories about chivalrous knights defeating dragons and rescuing damsels in distress decides to go out on a mission to find a spotless virgin to devote himself to and fight in her honor against evil but because of senility and his poor eyesight he winds up mistaking a bar maid for a lady of honor and a windmill for a fire breathing dragon. This same scenario crops up in the Oedipus complex individual who devotes himself to fight against illusionary evil in order to rescue some imagined damsel in distress. Marxist-feminism is a also such a tale, only in this case, the aspiring knight is a lesbian fighting against an evil patriarchal system and rescuing women from some abusive male chauvinist pig of a husband. Typically the Marxist-feminist sees the world from the standpoint of an infantile mind where the father is an evil that comes between the infant and the mother and this pattern of thought attaches itself to anything that can remotely symbolize an evil patriarch and the mother beloved. Some people devote their whole lives to reliving the infantile the family romance triangle in every situation that can remotely give itself to such an interpretation. The works of Karl Marx is such a devotion to the elimination of the evil patriarch and the establishment of a Utopian paradise that is reminiscent of the infant's experience in the uterus before he was evicted from this realm by some evil force that was later identified by our infantile hero as the father/capitalist/landlord. Abstract things can symbolize the parents such as the ecology issue where the evil patriarch is found in big industry that pollutes the mother's body that is symbolized by the earth. Both Hollywood and modern politics use the Oedipus scenario to captivate their audiences because it is highly effective. Moreover, politics and the economy have found that by promoting the Oedipus complex in their audience, they can corral the thought patterns of vast numbers of individuals into a mass collective.


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1. Oedipus

In Sophocles," Oedipus the King, Oedipus introduces himself by saying "I Oedipus, whom all men call the great." (8) Oedipus was a "great" man, but he also was cursed. ... I will attempt to explain how Apollo's curse, as well as Oedipus" actions, ruined Oedipus" life. Oedipus was cursed before he was born. ... Oedipus sent for the shepherd and when he came the shepherd told Oedipus another shepherd gave Oedipus to him. ... She said to him, "O Oedipus, God help you! ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

2. Oedipus

Though they appear briefly or not at all in Oedipus the King, Oedipus' father figures play very important roles in Oedipus' life. Laius, Polybus, and the shepherds may be considered Oedipus' father figures. ... If Laius were to kill Oedipus himself, nothing would have happened. ... On the guilty side, Polybus lied to Oedipus telling him that he was his real father, causing Oedipus to run away and eventually run into his fate. At this time Oedipus was old enough to deal with the truth. ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Oedipus

Oedipus praised him and was glade to see him. Oedipus spattered Teiresias with complements, in moments, however Oedipus hot-temper took over. ... He does not mock Oedipus or taunt him. ... He does not push for Oedipus to leave, Oedipus himself decided to. We see Creon confront Oedipus after Oedipus blinded himself. ...

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4. Oedipus

The Guilt of Oedipus When reading Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King, many controversial topics are presented throughout the entire piece. ... However, Laius, King of Thebes and killed by Oedipus, and Jocasta, Oedipus' wife, are his real parents. ... If Oedipus was not sent away to be murdered, the prophecy would not have come true and Oedipus would never have slain his father. ... Instead, Laius' shepherd gives baby Oedipus to a shepherd of Polybus and he brings him to Polybus who loves Oedipus as if he were his own. The shepherd that gives Oedipus to Polybus tells Oedip...

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5. Oedipus

Oedipus' Struggle With His Temper Oedipus The King, written by Sophecles focuses on the tragic hero, Oedipus. ... Oedipus' flaw is his fiery temper. ... Oracles had prophesied that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. ... Teiresias, an old, blind prophet, knew many things about Oedipus' past and future. ... A herdsman, who came to Oedipus apon request, knew that the king and queen of Corinth were of no kin to Oedipus. ...

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6. oedipus

Oedipus the King is Greek tragedy. ... Both Laius and Oedipus were so blind. Jocasta who was Laius's wife and Oedipus's mother was also really blind. ... Oedipus went to the oracle and found out his fate. ... The play Oedipus the King revolved around human blindness. ...

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7. Oedipus

Both the concept of fate and freewill played an important part in Oedipus" downfall. Although Oedipus is a victim of fate, he is not controlled by it. ... At the beginning of this tragedy, Oedipus took many actions leading to his downfall. ... Oedipus replies, "Listen to you? ... Oedipus claims full responsibility for his actions. ...

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8. Oedipus

JUSTICE IN OEDIPUS THE KING After reading Oedipus the King, one may think that in this story, there was no justice, and nobody could avoid their fate. ... Oedipus, seemingly a good person, also tries to avoid the second prophecy, only to fulfill the first. ... And Oedipus wasn't as guilty under ancient Greek law as he is under our modern laws. ... Finally, Oedipus's guilt. In some ways, Oedipus was the most guilty of them all. ...

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9. Oedipus

In Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is a man destined to fail because he is blind to the truth. ... Oedipus is the son of Laius. ... Oedipus yells, "You murderer! ... Oedipus has three tragic flaws in Oedipus the King. ... The life of Oedipus is a tragedy of destiny....

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10. Oedipus

Oedipus is a prime example of a tragidy, according to Aristotle's definition in the "poetics". ... In the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, Oedipus is a classic tragic hero.According to Aristotle's definition, Oedipus is a tragic hero because he is a king whose life falls apart when he finds out his life story. ... Those actions happen when the Herdsman tells Oedipus who his mother is, and Oedipus replies "Oh, oh, then everything has come out true. ... A prophecy is foretold to Laius, the father of Oedipus, that the destiny of Oedipus is a terrible one beyond his control. ... In...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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