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How Does Sophocles Use Dramatic Irony In Oedipus

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Oedipus Rex

Sophocles used many literary devices to get his main points across. Two main literary devices Sophocles uses would have to be dramatic irony and symbolism.

Through Oedipus Rex sophocles uses a lot of literary devices, mainly dramatic irony.
Throughout the play the audience knows what is going on. So a lot of the things oedipus says comes off as very ironic. What king oedipus finds out what he needs to do in order to release the curse from his city he states that he will do all things necessary to find the murder of former king laius. He goes on to say, “ I will avenge laius as if he were my own father” (456) Sophocles use those particular words to greater exaggerate the irony going on. As the audience knows, Oedipus is the

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