Oedipus Rex

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English

 

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Joe R

 

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November 11, 2013

 

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One example is when the priest says "You saved us from the Sphinx, that flinty singer, and the tribute we paid to her so long, yet you were never better informed than we, nor could we teach you: a god's touch, it seems, enabled you to help us." At another time in the story, Teiresias says "You were a great man once at solving riddles...
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He feels the cities sufferings are also his when he says "Each of you suffers in himself alone his anguish, not another's, but my spirit groans, for myself, for you." A third positive trait is that he is a well-respected and good leader, again shown through indirect characterization. The priest says various things that indicate this, such as "Great Oedipus, O Powerful King of Thebes!" and "Therefore, O mighty power, we turn to you: Find us our safety, find us a remedy...
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