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From the paper "Is Oedipus to Blame for His Actions" it is clear that the tragedy of Oedipus Rex stirs the human soul beyond imagination.... To many readers, Oedipus's destiny seems to be a conspiracy of gods against him.... It appears that he had suffered at the hands of preordained fate.... ... ...
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Secondly, the act of leaving the newborn baby to hillside to no one's discretion put Laius into guilt for the rest of his life.... The author of the paper "Oedipus the King: Actions Speak Louder Than Fate" argues in a well-organized manner that any person with good morals would want to divert from the horrid acts at any cost so Oedipus runs away from his family to avoid that anything of the sort will happen....
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The paper "The guilt of Oedipus Rex" discusses that the play Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King is a play written by Sophocles.... he actions done by Oedipus are all illegal, but due to the play's ability to let the audience forgive the characters because of the innocence that Oedipus possesses, plus the fact that he is predestined to do all of his actions, he can be forgiven by today's social standards....
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He is a man of great pride and passion who is intent on serving Thebes, but he does not have tragic stature until the evidence of his guilt begins to accumulate.... No confession of sin, no rationalisation of circumstance, any years in the desert, have washed away the sense of guilt and shame.... Oedipus, the king and the hero who saved Thebes from the Sphinx, believes in his own innocence.... is rationalised and intuitive sense of his own innocence cannot deny the social and religious opprobrium....
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Book Report/Review
The review "The Adherence To Principles Shown by Oedipus and Antigone " shows various points in each play to adhere stubbornly to their moral principles in this regard precipitates their downfall.... ... ... ... Sophocles's Oedipus the King and Anouilh's Antigone are both tragedies in the Aristotelian sense; as such, the protagonists have character traits that precipitate their downfall: both demonstrate pride, and a certain stubbornness in their adherence to moral principles....
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Literature review
When Oedipus the King opens, it is with flowers and homage, with burning incense and adoring crowds, and Oedipus — happily married, master of his country and his people — is at the center at it all.... By the time the play ends, the crowds are gone, and Oedipus is alone —.... ... ... Aristotle praised Oedipus the King for its tragic arc and used the play as his model for a perfect tragedy in his Poetics....
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But he is repentant when he comes to know the whole truth and commits suicide out of the guilt of killing his innocent wife.... Othellos late comprehension of his blunders, when Emilia exposes about Iago malevolence, could not bring out any positives because so overwhelmed by his guilt, he kills himself.... Although, he would carry that guilt feeling of murdering an innocent soul, Othello holding a crucial position should have shown strong resolve to live and carried on with his responsibilities....
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Research Paper
"guilt of Oedipus and Agamemnon" paper argues that Oedipus could make himself free from guilt on the pretext that he was unaware of the truth regarding his birth.... However, Agamemnon had no such excuses and so it can be concluded that he would have suffered from guilt all his life.... guilt of Oedipus and Agamemnon Oedipus In Greek mythology, the king Oedipus unwittingly killed his father and subsequently married his mother who him he had borne four children....
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