Essay On Oedipus The King: Modern Day Hero
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There are many “heroes” that are similar to Oedipus, Oedipus and some “heroes” have downfalls in their lives. In the Oedipus the King throughout the story Oedipus falls in many different ways. Their is nothing Oedipus could have done to stop all of the down falls from happening because it was all in is prophet. An example of a modern day “hero” is Christopher Scott Kyle best known as Chris Kyle he is similar to Oedipus because Chris couldn't do anything about his fall (The death of him). Oedipus and Chris Kyle were both very popular people and did some very important things and they were looked up to as “heroes”. In the play, Oedipus the King at first Oedipus was saving everyone and stopping the Plague and helped everyone out, and by the middle/ end of the play he had his downfall and everything just hit him at once. Oedipus was a king of Thebes he did a lot of good thing for Thebes but he also did some bad things. Oedipus killed his father Laius he never knew that he killed him but he knew that he killed someone. Oedipus was suppose to be the one trying to find out who killed …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Compares oedipus and christopher scott kyle, who were popular people and did important things.
- Analyzes how oedipus, a king of thebes, killed his father laius and ended up sleeping with his mother jocasta.
- Explains that chris kyle was a united states navy seal and one of the best snipers around the world. his death was his only downfall.
- Compares oedipus and chris kyle's downfalls because they could do anything about them. both were different but very similar.
- Explains that oedipus and chris kyle had a huge impact on the world. some people may think they are similar because they couldn't do anything about their downfalls.
Both of their downfalls are similar because they could do anything about their downfalls. Oedipus couldn't do anything about his because his were all because of the prophets and Chris couldn't do anything about his death because he was shot at a shooting range by someone that he was teaching how to shoot. Oedipus and Chris downfall were still different but they were also very similar. Was Oedipus and Chris Kyle downfall similar? Some people may think they are but other may think different. Some may think they are similar because they couldn't do anything about their downfalls. Others may think that they aren't similar because Oedipus had a downfall and Chris Kyle had a death. Oedipus and Chris Kyle both had a huge impact on the
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- Analyzes how oedipus is willing to accept a harsh, self-administered punishment, and accept it with all the grace he can muster.
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- Analyzes how oedipus had a fatal flaw that sophocles made clear throughout the play: hubris, which means excessive pride, makes people less fond of him.
- Analyzes how tiresias is telling oedipus his life story, which he will soon find out is true.
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- Analyzes how the portrayal of jocasta in cocteau's play makes oedipus seem concerned with love and emotions.
- Compares sophocles' version of oedipus with cocteau's version, which shows a softer, loving side.
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- Analyzes how sophocles uses the word blindness in many different ways. oedipus is a man ignorant to the true appearance of things.
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- Analyzes how aristotle explains that a tragic character is just and good, but his misfortune is brought about not by wickedness or depravity but by error, pride, or frailty.
- Analyzes how the hero's conscious choice to pursue and accept his doom makes him a tragic figure.
- Explains sophocles' "oedipus rex." perrines’s literature: structure, sound, and sense. 7th ed.
- Analyzes how sophocles said that a man should never consider himself fortunate unless he can look back on his life and remember that life without pain. oedipus' pride, strung from his own heroic qualities, ruined him.
- Cites dodds, e.r., knox, bernard m.w. and rosenberg, donna, in twentieth century interpretations of oedipus rex.
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