Hercules

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English

 

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Sheila C

 

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September 5, 2014

 

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Throughout the play, Oedipus is trying to find out his true identity. Subsequently his search for a cure to end the plague that has struck the city is related to Oedipus' goal. Aristotle mentions Oedipus Rex in his Poetics to demonstrate how recognition of a character is best with a reversal of a situation...
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The main character, Oedipus, learns that he has done the unthinkable by killing his father and marrying his mother. This reversal of a situation adds to an effect central to a tragedy, where one who was once superior is brought down to an inferior level. This action is ironic since it has been prophesied to Oedipus' father, Laius, and to Oedipus himself years before, and each man had sought to undermine the prophecy...
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