Oedipus Rex Rhetorical Analysis

“The thing about the truth is, not a lot of people can handle it.” (Conor McGregor). The evil truths in life and Oedipus Rex often hurts and leads nobody better off than they were before they knew the truth. Though Conor McGregor was probably talking about how he is the best fighter of all time, he does have truth to his statement. Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, lays out a story of Oedipus, the great king of Thebes, living out his terrible fate. This fate being that he will marry his mother and kill his father. He is unaware of this prophecy and as the story comes to an end, Oedipus ends up with a dead wife, a dead father, kids without parents, he blinds himself, he is no longer the king of Thebes, people now look down on him, and

Oedipus was given a horrific future. He was told that he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother. He originally thought he had escaped his fate, but in this scene Jocasta, Oedipus, and the chorus have just learned that the prophecy is true and has been fulfilled. Chaos has erupted in the castle due to the suicide of Jocasta and the blinding of Oedipus. In this scene the Attendant has just come in to the beak the news to the chorus of these events. The flippant attendant uses a frantic and dramatic to try and appeal to the chorus's feelings of sympathy and disgust for Oedipus which only makes for a somewhat effective speech. Although he achieves the sympathy and scorn he is missing what he truly wants, recognition in his five

In Oedipus the King, Sophocles uses his protagonist, Oedipus, to explore his pursuit of knowledge, which leads to his tragic destruction. Oedipus is a favorable king who is determined to end the curse that has been brought upon the city because the murderer of his predecessor, Laius, still lies in the city. Ironically, Oedipus delivers the curse to the city because he murdered his father, Laius. Oedipus’s desire to gain knowledge and bring the murderer of Laius to justice, results in his downfall, which causes the people around him to be greatly affected as well.

“Oedipus the King” by Sophocles is a very good play which talks about a guy who was fated to kill his father and married his mother. Aristotle defines “tragic hero as a person of great stature and virtue who becomes aware of a mortal defect within himself.” This defect leads to great tragedy. Oedipus’s own essential nature makes him a tragic hero because his ignorance (lack of knowledge) led him to his own destruction. Also Fate plays an important role in make Oedipus a tragic hero because fate is a calamitous or unfavorable outcome or result; death; destruction, or downfall. (www.thefreedictionary.com)

Oedipus goes against the Chorus as he strongly defends himself as the people intensify his incrimination of killing the old king. Oedipus could not believe in his wildest dreams that he murdered his own father and was the husband of his mother. As an adopted runaway boy and a newfound king, he had to dig deep in his past to ease his burden. The Chorus’ incrimination of the King has brought the town into a downward spiral due to finding the real truth of the blind prophet. The relevance of Oedipus’ inner character becomes apparent when he realizes what his past has done to affect his future as well as his traits developed becoming the new king. His self realization plays an immense part in finding his traits of leadership and intelligence,

The Greek play, Oedipus the King, shows how easy it is for a man to fall apart, while trying to make things right. Sophocles’ tragedy tells the story of Oedipus, a regular man turned king of Thebes. Throughout the tragedy, Oedipus searches for the cause of the chaos and havoc encompassing his land; however, he discovers that he is the one responsible for the hardships plaguing Thebes. As the tragedy continues, Sophocles’ exposes a dark side to power, fame, and ambition. Further, Sophocles’ exposes the fear that many have of the truth, and exposes the grave danger in hiding from it.

Greek tragedy is characterized by the emotional discharging brought about by the suffering of a heroic figure. In Oedipus The King, by Sophocles, the agony of pain attacking the protagonist is a result of his tragic flaw. Sophocles often uses a characters hamartia to alter or influence the future or outcome of the hero, in this case, Oedipus. Oedipus' hubris traps him into fulfilling the vision and intensifies his punishment.

9. In the passage, it seems like everyone that was around Oedipus and his daughter Antigone was just staring at them the moment they arrived at the Colonus. The passage as well describes how there were maids just staring at them wondering why they came back as if they don’t want them to be there. The surroundings were gossiping about Oedipus arrival that he is the cause why there are bad things that are happening at Thebes. Everyone at Colunos seems to know the whole story about Oedipus. After many years away from the Colonus Oedipus arrives. Oedipus was outside Athens in a grove. Oedipus was blind and he was walking with his daughter Antigone. Antigone was helping him walk. Oedipus and his daughter Antigone didn’t know where they were at. They sort of realize they were at the Athens. At the moment, Oedipus arrives with his

In the play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles, the story revolves around the central theme of prophecy, and forces the reader to seriously consider the extent to which the protagonist’s doom is dependent upon his own free will or is predetermined by fate. In the story, Oedipus was not a victim of only his actions or only his fate, but his actions and fatal flaws did affect the path that he took to his demise, through his pride/ignorance/temper, his unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and his cowardice.

“These are the sorrows which have burst out and overwhelmed them both, man and wife alike. The wealth and happiness they once had was real while it lasted, but now--weeping, destruction, death, shame--name any shape of evil you will, they have it all” (Sophocles 73 ). Oedipus was once a King, having both power and responsibility. By the end of the story Oedipus’ actions in Oedipus The King by Sophocles affect not only his life but others around him as well. Oedipus matches Aristotle's meaning of a tragic character by becoming someone the audience can pity, because of his downfall in society and naive decisions that led him to the ultimate destruction of his former life, position of respect, and the admiration he once held from his people

All is not well in Thebes. A mystery is in the process of being solved as the people of Thebes suffer. In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy, Oedipus Rex, Thebes is being punished by the gods for a crime committed far in the past. The city of Thebes is cursed with a plague until the murderer of Laius is discovered and banished from the land. As Creon and Oedipus work to save Thebes, their different qualities show who is a better fit to be king. Oedipus saved Thebes once from the sphinx; however, Oedipus’ qualities of being arrogant, intense, and stubborn cause him to foil with Creon's character traits of being selfless, calm, and forgiving. According to Merriam Webster, a leader is someone who leads or guides. Because Creon’s character traits

Ambition is a unique trait that allows the human race to either accomplish great things or fall into a web of greed and malice. Throughout the framework of history, humans have willingly paid a price to obtain power, glory, and wealth. The price for this achievement could include the loss of friends, family, monetary goods, and social status. The story of Oedipus Rex is no exception. A man, seemingly through no fault or causation of his own, rises to power then suffers a great fall at the hands of a manipulative tyrant. Through a political lens, the reader can deduce that Creon orchestrated a plot to slay his brother and obtain the kingship of Thebes. This ultimately leads to the realization that humans are the masters of their own fates.

     In the play 'Oedipus Rex' the main character, Oedipus, has to deal with his predetermined fate and his own nature. He is cursed from the beginning of his life when a soothsayer tells of his fate upon his birth. It is predicted that he will kill his father, and marry his mother, and raise a family.

Particular bold features define this ageless funerary mask, creating an immortalized face. A broad nose sits in the heart with a mustache directly beneath, a feature quite common of those regal. Proportion plays a chief role in the deceased man’s face, for close examination reveals how evenly spaced each feature is. Perhaps the proportion is there to provide the man, who is thought to be a monarch, a godly presence. Given the Olympian gods are supposedly perfect, it only makes sense as to why a man gifted a beaten gold mask has flawlessly proportioned features. Individuals seemingly must have worshipped and blindly obeyed his every whim like the Chorus in Sophocles’, Oedipus Rex, followed their false god, Oedipus. That theory can even furthermore be confirmed, considering this artwork comes after the life of this man occurred, his death not sufficient in ceasing the infatuation many held.

6. An oracle is someone who is like a medium that delivers advice from a god.