Oedipus Rex a High Tragedy

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English

 

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Louis N

 

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October 20, 2014

 

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Not long after Oedipus kills Laius not aware that he is the King of Thebes or his real biological father. Oedipus experiences a moment of recognition in which he is aware of his mistake and can anticipate, as a result of this recognition, the force of his destiny. After Iocaste tells Oedipus of Laius’s oracle Iocaste states “thus, Apollo never caused that child to kill his father, and it was not Laius’ fate to die at the hands of his son, a he had feared…...
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After Iocaste tells Oedipus of Laius’s oracle Iocaste states “thus, Apollo never caused that child to kill his father, and it was not Laius’ fate to die at the hands of his son, a he had feared….It is god himself who can show us what he wills in his own way” (line 195-200). At that point of the play Oedipus realizes what he has done...
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