development‚ and trying to escape fate. Oedipus’ kingdom‚ Thebes has been overrun by a plaque. The gods are not happy with the town. It all started years before with Jocasta and the late‚ King Laos both Oedipus’ parents. When Oedipus was only a baby his parents learned his fate. He will grow up and kill his father then marry his mom. Jocasta and Laos tried to take all the precautionary measures and have someone leave in the mountains and they also had his feet pierced together‚ so he can not walk. However
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before Oedipus had ever arrived in Thebes‚ the previous king‚ Laius‚ was murdered under mysterious circumstances and the murderer was never found. When Oedipus arrived in Thebes and saved the city‚ he was made king and married the widowed queen‚ Jocasta‚ sister of Creon. Now Creon returns with the oracle’s news: for the plague to be lifted from the city‚ the murderer of Laius must be discovered and punished.
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debate the outcome and reasoning of each event. Hamlet’s love interest‚ Ophelia‚ has the greatest ties to love. She experiences love in many ways‚ including blind love and loss of love. Shakespeare uses Ophelia to show that love does not conquer all‚ and that blind love leads to insanity. Love causes Ophelia to lose the voice every person deserves to have. Losing this freedom for the ones she loves
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a nunnery’ Hamlet tells Ophelia "Get thee to a nunnery"; the word "nunnery" is ambiguous because while in addition to referring to a convent‚ which is what the word would probably seem to mean to most people‚ "nunnery" was a euphemism for "brothel" in Elizabethan time‚ probably Hamlet was underscoring that‚ because beforehand‚ he calls Polonius a "fishmonger" which is a slang term for agent of prostitutes. Therefore‚ the audience is unsure whether Hamlet wishes Ophelia should save her purity or
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In the play Oedipus the King we identify the classic tragic hero. The character Oedipus Rex plays the role of the tragic hero perfectly. He shows the three main characteristics being talented and of noble birth‚ possessing a tragic flaw that causes the downfall and pain of everyone‚ and the recognition of responsibility. Oedipus’s first characteristic of being a tragic hero is being talented and of noble birth. Oedipus was talented because during his journey to runaway form his curse‚ the oracle
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FATE AS EVIL: As a puppet of fate‚ Oedipus cannot affect the future that the oracle has predicted for him. This does in fact seem to be an important message of the story; no matter what Jocasta says about the unreliability of oracles‚ their predictions all come true. In an attempt to change fate‚ both Jocasta and Oedipus changed the structure of their
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driving force in the play but also in society. In Patriarchal society‚ Ophelia is already destined to have a tragic end‚ whether it is in death or loss of sanity. The character of Ophelia is a fascinating one as we see what happens to the beauty and innocence of one during the patriarchal society of Hamlet. It is an interesting observation in which women are dependent on their men and fathers to validate who they are
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In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Ophelia is bombarded by pressures from all around her. Because of her role as a female‚ Ophelia must succumb to the orders given to her by those around her. As a result‚ Ophelia must take orders and any aftermath that may come from it. As a result‚ Ophelia is pushed to death by her obedience‚ abuse from Hamlet‚ and her spiral into madness. From the beginning of the play‚ it is clear that Ophelia plays the role of an obedient daughter and sister to her family. Before
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need of assistance. In Hamlet‚ Ophelia is parallel to Hamlet in the events that occur‚ showing that death is an equalizer of even the deepest misogyny. Laertes and Polonius control Ophelia’s actions. Laertes says to Ophelia‚ “Or lose your heart or your chaste treasure open/ To his unmastered importunity./ Fear it Ophelia; fear it‚ my dear sister” (I.ii.35-37). When faced with the dilemma surrounding the relationship with Hamlet‚ Laertes instills fear into her. Ophelia accepts this
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thought-provoking characters during his whole career as a playwright. Perhaps one of the most intriguing female characters we encounter is Ophelia in the play Hamlet. During the 19th century when Hamlet was produced‚ Ophelia was a beloved character by all of Hamlet’s readers. She began to encompass the virtues of grace while simultaneously being heartbroken and mad in love. While Ophelia was a major character in life‚ she also had a substantial role in the play after her death. This sense of double the influence
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