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    fortunate.  The play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles demonstrates that this concept of free will and fate would lead to Oedipus’s downfall. Oedipus learns of his fate and immediately tries to prevent it; even his parents did the same. The actions Oedipus‚ Jocasta‚ and Laios took actually fulfilled the prophecy the Oracle told them. The fact that Oedipus tried to avoid his prophecy‚ he falls right into it. Sophocles illuminates that Oedipus’s pride‚ ignorance‚ arrogance and disbelief in the gods‚ and unrelenting

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    The Role of Jocasta in Oedipus the King The tragedy of Oedipus the King is among the world’s best known stories. Nis determination to know the truth of things‚ and his evident belief in the power of the individual to affect the world inspire both respect and pity. His wife and mother‚ Jocasta‚ seems almost a shadowy figure beside him. Certainly‚ she is less understood. Yet she‚ too‚ is worth of admiration should inspire both admiration and fear. For‚ like Oedipus himself‚ this essentiall pragmatic

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    killer was. The Climax of the story is when Oedipus was informed that he was the assassin of King Laius. It was also discovered that King Laius was Oedipus’s father and was married to Oedipus’s current wife Jocasta. Upon finding out this news‚ Jocasta was driven to the point suicide. The sight of Jocasta dead‚ Oedipus gauged his eyes out. After he had blinded himself‚ Oedipus exiled himself from the city of Thebes in order to lift the curse and save the people from the plague. In the story “The Widow

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    foolish actions. In a way they had eyes yet were blind to the actions they created. The story of Oedipus was well known to Sophocles’ audience. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus was born from Jocasta and the king as a prince‚ but a prophet foretold that he would kill the king and "lay" with his mother. So the king and Jocasta let him bleed out on a mountain. Afterward he was then raised by the people who found him. when he grew up he then killed a unknown man (the king) on the streets from random pleasure

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    pushed aside was disrespect toward Oedipus. When the prince arrived in Thebes‚ defeated the Spinx‚ and was hailed king by the country‚ he had no idea that his awarded wife was also his mother; therefore‚ incest is extraneous to this man’s actions. Jocasta and Laius clearly are to blame for the supposed crimes committed by Oedipus because they could have easily killed their child in a much more merciful way‚ or could have kept him living and nearby so that they could keep a close eye on him. He‚ himself

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    Major Dramatic Question is answered. The Major Dramatic Question‚ which was posed in the exposition‚ was “who killed King Laius?” This question was answered in the climax which was Oedipus himself. In the denouement‚ after Oedipus and Jocasta find out the truth‚ Jocasta locks herself in her room and hangs herself‚ upon seeing this‚ Oedipus cries and grabs the pins from her robe and stabs his eyes out because after finding out the truth‚ he couldn’t bear to see the world. Oedipus then asks to be banished

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    And as a reward‚ he marries the Queen of the kingdom‚ Jocasta‚ his biological mother(ewwww incest). When he was king of Thebes‚ a plague attacks the city. And he consults a fortune teller to tell him how to end the plague. The teller tells him‚ that the only way to free Thebes from the play is to find and exile Laius’ killer. Oedipus starts searching for the killer‚ and he even curses it‚ without knowing that it was himself. Jocasta sends to call a messenger from Corinth. This messenger was

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    states when he talks to Jocasta about the possible misfortunate events in his life. Oedipus says‚ in an all-knowing tone‚ to Jocasta‚ “You have nothing to be afraid of. Even if my mother turns out to be a slave‚ and I a slave for three generations back‚ your noble birth will not be called in question.” Even though Oedipus truly believes that he knows everything‚ even more than the gods and the oracles‚ he really is in a state of total oblivion regarding whether or not Jocasta is his real mom. Oedipus’

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    Oedipus Study Guide 3 1. When does Jocasta realize that Oedipus is her son? A.when she finds out that king polybus is not the father of Oedipus 2. Describe how Oedipus and Creon are foils. A.Creon is not prideful and has a main focus on the city while oedipus is hubris and care about personal conflicts. 3. How is Oedipus humbled at the end of the play? He realized that he is not the man he believed himself to be and realized what he has he actually has a cursed life 4. Why is Oedipus

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    Ramo‚ Reinan D. BSA II-4 Reaction Paper: Oedipus the King Prophecies‚ it is a presumption from extraordinary being‚ maybe from the prophets‚ gods or goddesses about the destiny of somebody. In the classical story of Oedipus the King‚ the story revolves about the prophecy made by the god about the destiny of Oedipus. It is a classic literature from the Greek mythology. It is a story about the young boy that was destined to kill his father and will commit incest by being the husband of his mother

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