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Opinions On Oedipus The King
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The play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, begins at a point where Oedipus has been king of Thebes for many years. As a baby, Oedipus was cast out by his own parents, the king and queen of Thebes, Laius and Jocasta, because Laius was informed by an oracle concerning his first born son that “doom wou ....
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....ipus becomes so obsessed with finding the murderer of Laius that he completely disregards all of the signs that he in fact is the murderer of Laius. The character of Oedipus is confident, rash and he suffers a great deal throughout the course of the play.
Oedipus is a very confident man. This is apparent from one of the opening scenes where he says, “I am the land’s avenger by all rights and Apollo’s champion too.” He is very arrogant in his dealings with the people of his country consideri.... |
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