Category: Oedipus the King

Oedipus the King is a piece of art that displays the inner world of a suffering person, who is faced with one of the most harsh and destructive truths in life. At first glance, it might seem that Oedipus is a victim and must deal with the unexpected turns of fate throughout the play. The…

The embodiment of the rival for Oedipus is Creon who does not represent the same interpretation that takes place in Sophocles Antigone. In Oedipus the King, this character does not want to obtain power and aspires rather a share of it. The chorus reaffirms the reliability of Creons words, as well as provides the reader…

One of the main plays written by the Athenian playwright and poet Sophocles is the tragedy Oedipus the King. Oedipus is one of the main characters of the Theban mythological cycle, the action of which is connected with the city of Thebes. The story of Oedipus is complex, even confusing, as he eventually realizes his…

Oedipus the King is one of the most recognizable literary characters. His name is generally associated with fate, sin, and sorrow. The famous founder of psychoanalysis used the name of the character to depict one of the peculiarities of the human mind. Admittedly, Sophocles tragedy has become one of the famous literary works in the…

Table of Contents Introduction Characteristics of the Main Character Physical Blinding as a Metaphor Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Sophocles work Oedipus the King belongs to the genre of ancient tragedy. This literary style is characterized by personal conflicts, as a result of which the main character comes to the loss of personal values that are…

The work of Sophocles Oedipus the King belongs to the genre of ancient tragedy. The tragedy is characterized by a personal conflict, as a result of which the protagonist comes to the loss of personal values necessary for life, such as family. Oedipus does not leave his native home, but from the home of his…

Oedipus the King is an enigmatic tragedy account where fate makes the main character to kill his father and marry his mother unknowingly. Sophocles borrows heavily from Aristotles tragedy ideas to make a tragic hero with a noble personality who is made to fall by mere errors in life caused by fate. The greatness of…

Oedipus the King is a well-known tragedy about ancient Greeks and the king of Thebes written by Sophocles. The content attracts the readers attention for many reasons, and one of them is the development of the events that result in the main characters killing his father and marrying his mother. The combination of fate and…

Introduction The ancient Greeks were well-known for their tragedies. These tragedies played a big role in the process of carrying out investigations about the nature of man and the position man held in the world and also the powers that served to control mans life. Tragedy in most cases involves a change in the fortune…

The famous saying Know Thyself, which is written on the temple at Delphi, is one of the main messages of the Sophocles play Oedipus the King. Taking into account the historical context, it is easy to explain the problem that appeared at the end of the fifth century. Know Thyself becomes not a trivial motto,…