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Topic: Destiny in ‘oedipus rex' (Sophocles) and ‘The Golden Mean' (Annabel Lyon) Destiny in the classical sense of a pre-determined fate that dominates the individual's own ability to live an autonomous and self-determined life, as depicted in the characters of Sophocles' play “oedipus rex” and in the relationship between Aristotle and Alexander in Annabel Lyon's “The Golden Mean,” can be related to depth psychology and Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity in the process of the creation of subjective meaning and self-realization in the process of individuation....
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Research Paper
The Prophesy The play oedipus rex, is the tragic story of the life of Oedipus, which revolves around the games played on him by fate and his moments of self realization that taunt him through his life.... Of the many tragic heroes that have been created, the hero of oedipus remains a favorite who has earned a place as a memorable character.... The life of oedipus is seen to be miserable as he does not know of his past and is completely ignorant about the consequences he will be forced to face for having lived a life free from the complexities of his true birth....
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From a broad perspective, the play follows the fall of oedipus rex as a number of fateful occurrences alter his life.... Oedipus place of good is witnessed at the beginning of oedipus rex as Oedipus is featured as a respected king in a land that is experiencing a plague.... Sophocles' oedipus rex seems to challenge Zafron's statement, as oedipus rex attempts to escape his fate, but it tragically comes calling.... Through the examination of a number of literary techniques and narrative concerns, this essay demonstrates the ways that Sophocles' oedipus rex presents a converse perspective to Zafron's belief that ‘destiny does not make house-calls....
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This literary analysis primarily focuses on the ironic element in context of oedipus rex and is written in an attempt to critically assess the nature of this element, how frequently it is used in the story to win the attention of the readers, and what impact this style leaves on the audience.... The tale of oedipus rex contains many examples of irony like in the case of oedipus rex when he in the beginning unknowinlgy commits murder of his father and marries his mother....
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Writer Customer English Literature 5 December 2013 Comparative analysis of oedipus rex and Death of a Salesman 1.... hellip; Consequently it is observed that although “oedipus rex” and “Death of a Salesman” have centuries between the time the two plays were written.... oedipus rex “oedipus rex” is one of the most famous Greek tragedies about a ruler fighting to help save his people from draught and misery.... In the beginning the play appears to be about Oedipus's quest to save Thebes from draught however it later turns out to be a tale of oedipus's quest of personal identity, the truth related to his existence and later his repentance....
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In the essay "Drama Imitates Reality Through Representation Rather Than Imitation" overviews the structure, language and characteristic features of two pieces of tragedy “Oedipus Rex” by sophocles and “Fences” by August Wilson.... For proving this hypothesis we will analyze two plays “Oedipus Rex” by sophocles and “Fences” by August Wilson.... ccording to the structure,language and characters, the Sophocles's tragedy “oedipus rex” is considered among the best representatives....
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Oedipus is introduced in the play by himself with the words, “I, Oedipus, whose fame all men acknowledge” which have a tinge of pomp in them and reveals the basic character of Oedipus (Sophocles, trans.... The present report discusses the thesis that the downfall of oedipus is the work of the gods while the downfall of Othello is self-inflicted.... hellip; One cannot agree to the statement that “the downfall of oedipus is the work of the gods while the downfall of Othello is self-inflicted....
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… The paper “Freud's Views on Shakespeare's Hamlet and sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus ” is an intriguing variant of an essay on psychology.... The paper “Freud's Views on Shakespeare's Hamlet and sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus ” is an intriguing variant of an essay on psychology.... The creator's estimation of his work agrees with that of most understudies and faultfinders (sophocles, Berkowitz, Brunner, Erikson, Berkowitz & Brunner, 1970)....
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