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The Tragedy Of Oedipus
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Aristotle's definition of tragedy entails the protagonist, usually of high ranking in society, losing his power and happiness. Tragedy in this play occurs when the protagonist, Oedipus, falls from his pedestal into murder and incest, because of the inevitable fate the gods have cursed upon him from ....
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....istotle's definition of a tragedy we learn that a tragedy must show the protagonist falling from good fortune to misfortune. How the protagonist comes to this misfortune must be complex. Oedipus falls from a king to suffering blind man. The course of events that lead Oedipus to tragedy are finely intertwined as we see in the previous paragraph. The prophecy made by the Oracle was unavoidable.
Another important key to Oedipus's story being tragic is the element of pity. The play induced pity fro.... |
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