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Oedipus: Classical Example Of A Tragic Hero
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Oedipus, the tragic hero of Sophocles’ play of the same name, is a conscientious and compassionate leader unfairly victimized by fate and the gods. When his city of Thebes is beset by plagues, barrenness, and starvation, he, as king, immediately seeks remedies for those problems. In his efforts ....
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....m from their homes, since he is our pollution...” (239-243)
Those are just two examples of the efforts made by Oedipus to find Laius’s murderer and help his city. Throughout the remainder of the play, he seeks out several people to learn what they have learned from their experiences or from an oracle. Though the ending is tragic, he does not stop until the murderer has been punished.
Oedipus first hint that he might be more involved in the misfortune of his city than he thought came from Teres.... |
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