Sophocles' Oedipus Rex

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English

 

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Dustin L

 

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December 21, 2012

 

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University

 

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In this play, we see how the main character Oedipus is free to run, but ultimately he cannot run away from himself. Oedipus was once a man of power and wealth who suddenly falls destitute. He goes from having much respect in his great position to being polluted, blind, and expelled from the land that he once ruled...
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He goes from having much respect in his great position to being polluted, blind, and expelled from the land that he once ruled. In this ironic play, the questions are obvious: Is there such a thing as justice in the world? If there is justice, then why did these terrible things happen to Oedipus? Did Oedipus bring this misfortune upon himself? And if he did not, then how can we account for innocent suffering? In many respects, the irony is that while Oedipus is treated unfairly by fate, he is also the initiator of events that torment him...
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