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THE TRAGEDY OF OEDIPUSTragedy, in English, is a word used to indicate other words such as misfortune, calamity, disaster and many more such words. However, this word has another dramatic meaning, not far from its original meaning in English. In Western theatre it is a genre that presents a heroic or moral struggle of an individual that leads to his or her ultimate defeat or misfortune. When the audience and reader share the playwright's particular social perception and social values they easily

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realistic as possible which is exactly what Sophocles does in Oedipus Rex. He takes Oedipus who is better than anyone else which is proven through his intelligence by the fact he was the only one who answered the Sphinx’s riddle correctly making him a hero to the people of Thebes. Oedipus is also imperfect by the fact he cannot make good judgments. “Creon is no threat. You weave your own doom. ” (Sophocles 20), when Tiresias speaks to Oedipus about his doom he defends himself by saying, “Wealth, power

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Oedipus The King, or Oedipus Rex as it is more commonly known, is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles; one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays survived. The play centres on Oedipus, the protagonist and hero of the tragedy who inadvertently fulfils an oracles prophecy that he would, in his adulthood, murder his father, Laius, and marry his mother, Jacosta. In the time of the ancient Greeks, tales spun by dramatists and poets were either of a comedic or tragic nature, in particular

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Oedipus Rex is a play about a man trying to escape a prophecy in which he kills his father and marries his mother. Oedipus leaves his town so he does not kill his “father”, but on the way to a new land he kills a man, who at the time was King Laius, ruler of the town of Thebes. Oedipus does not know the man he killed was King Laius at the time. He comes to the town of Thebes and defeats the riddle of the sphinx, which was haunting the people of the Thebes. Oedipus was praised and cheered for defeating

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Dramatic irony is something commonly used in literature. When the audience knows something that the characters don’t, it creates interest and makes the audience feel more involved. The famous play, “Oedipus, the King”, written by Sophocles around 430 b.c., is a great example of how dramatic irony affects how a story is written and the ways in which it plays out. The tragedy follows a man named Oedipus and the grievous realization that he killed his biological father and married his mother. Because

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Dramatic irony is defined as drama of information known by the audience but not know by the characters. In Oedipus the king dramatic irony is definitely a key part of the story, constantly keeping the audience on edge knowing such a huge thing Oedipus can’t figure out even when it is told right to him. The dramatic irony in this play is what makes it great. Dramatic irony in this play is most certainly not transient because it has been there the entire first part. For example the audience knows

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Oedipus the King, a play written by Sophocles, is one of the greatest tragedies written. Oedipus, a newly crowned king of the city of Thebes, tries to find the murderer of Laius, the previous king, and bring him to justice. In his pursuit for the identity of Laius's murderer, he discovers that he was the murderer and had an incestuous relationship with his wife/mother, Jocasta. At the end of the play, he blinds himself and is exiled from the city. The irony in Oedipus the King highlights certain

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In the play, Oedipus the King, there are many different examples of situational, dramatic, and verbal irony. Irony is very prevalent during this play mostly because of the backstory of Oedipus. Oedipus’s parents were presented with an oracle that stated their son, Oedipus, would eventually destroy the city of Thebes, kill his father, and lie with his own mother (Oedipus Rex 1205-1206). As the story goes on, Thebes is hit with a plague and the only way to get rid of it is to exile or kill the murderer

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March 2015The Irony in Oedipus the KingIrony is often more complex than what Alanis Morrisette’s song leads you to believe. Most of the time, it’s more than the rain on your wedding day or the free ride when you’ve already paid. Irony, whether of the verbal, dramatic or situational kind, plays a major role in classic literature—and Oedipus the King is no exception. Dramatic irony has a strong presence in this story.Even from very early in the story, we get an example from Oedipus’ speech: It

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In dramatic irony, the audience would understand what was happening while the characters (mainly the protagonists) would stay oblivious. This means that the protagonist would be blind throughout most of the story until the truth would be pointed out to him or her. Oedipus, the protagonist from the play Oedipus the King, has faced many moments of dramatic irony. When Oedipus found out that the person who had killed Laios and wedded his own wife was himself, he became very upset. Earlier in the play

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