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Oedipus Rex - Online Term Papers

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus began as a king, only to end the tale as a blinded
beggar. Oedipus' fall from his kingly status was not by accident or
because of some other person. Oedipus is the only one that can be blamed
for his misfortune. Oedipus' character traits are shown most clearly
during his spiralling downfall, thinking he is "a simple man, who knows
nothing", yet knowing more than he realizes by the end of the story.

Throughout the story, Oedipus' haste or lack of patience is most
evident. Wishing to end this mystery of the death of Laios as quickly as
possible, Oedipus passes an edict to kill or exile anyone who withholds
information. Teiresias tested Oedipus' patience in the beginning ...

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help him at all. During the story, we learn of Oedipus' anger as he
knocked a passerby at the meeting of the three highways; "I struck him in
my rage". Later, this passerby whom he angrily and quickly killed, was
revealed to be Laios, Oedipus' father. Oedipus' anger also quickly
shifted his judgement of Teiresias. "We are in your[Teiresias] hands.
There is no fairer duty", Oedipus' respect for Teiresias quickly changed as
Teiresias refused to tell of what was the trouble's cause. Oedipus began
claiming that "Creon has brought this decrepit fortune teller" to mean that
Teiresias was thought of as a traitor in Oedipus' thinking. Oedipus' anger
is also shown as he begins to insult Teiresias by calling him a "wicked old
man". Oedipus' anger throughout the beginning of the play hindered himself.

The final trait that was Oedipus' greatest enemy throughout the
entirity of the play was his own truthfulness. Whenever new facts
presented themselves, Oedipus gave them an ...

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Added: 7/31/2004 05:11:28 AM
Category: English
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