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Oedipus Rex As The Tragic Hero
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....erial. This story is most commonly viewed as a tragedy, hence the name "tragic hero". A tragedy is defined as a series of casually related events in one's life that lead to an unhappy catastrophe. Most writers feel that sympathy will add to the drama and popularity of their work. In most any case the tragic hero ha.... Part 2 of Paper
....w can I help dreading my mother's bed?"(35). But where would the story be then? "Declared that I should one day marry my own mother and with my own hands shed my father's blood"(36), as a so-called prophecy and decree carved in granite by Apollo himself.
Throughout the story, there were circumstances that led you to believe that there was no possible way that Oedipus could have killed his father and married his mother such as, "What, did Polybus not beget me?"(36). It was thought a fact th.... |
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