Category: Oedipus

Analysis of Oedipus Hubris Quotes In our daily lives, we encounter people who hold themselves above others, and not often do we find ourselves wanting to be around these people. This feeling is frustrating in the fact that these people see themselves as better than others, and that pride is what makes them insufferable. The…

Analysis of Tragic Hero in Oedipus Rex Oedipus is a tragic hero in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. Sophocles is a Greek dramatist born near Athens, Greece. It was written around 429 BC and Aristotle called it the greatest example of tragedy in his important work, Poetics. Aristotle in Poetics praises Oedipus Rex as a perfect…

Compare and Contrast Oedipus and Creon: Essay In the play, Oedipus King Sophocles portrays two characters, Oedipus and Creon, as rulers of Thebes. These two men each have notable potential to be kings and both were but, one did significantly gain greater recognition. After the homicide of Laius, former King of Thebes, Oedipus became the…

Could Oedipus Avoid His Fate: Argumentative Essay A series of expected events that are beyond a persons control is defined as fate. Fate can lead us to exceptional or dreadful places, but running away from the outcome is impossible. In Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles, and translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald, the character…

Critical Analysis of ‘Oedipus the King’ Tragic Hero Oedipus Tyrannus should be regarded as an ideal form of Greek drama as it contains the two most important components to be considered a quality Greek tragedy as well as Oedipus has the characteristics of an ideal tragic hero. The two most important principles of a well-written…

Oedipus the King’ Research Paper Identity, an important element in everyone’s lives, determines the future and the past. Although, what happens when the ideal of Identity turns out to be false, destroying the idea of the past and the future that is possessed? This is what happens to Oedipus in Oedipus Rex. As the story…