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Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Downfall Is Because Of King Laius
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....s father and marry his mother, both of
which are extremely bad in the Greek society, even though he thinks he is
getting away from it. Despite the Greek notions of supreme power of the
gods and fate, Oedipus' downfall is primarily the result of King Laius' and
his own actions and attempts to defy the gods, consequently.... Part 2 of Paper
.... he would take it away to a
foreign country--to the place he came from. If you are the man he says you
are, you were born the most unfortunate of men.” (86-89)
When King Laius heard this prophecy and returned to Thebes to tell of this
prophecy to his wife, they planned to kill their child, but neither had the
guts to do it. They had a servant shepherd bring their child to Mt.
Cithaeron to kill it, but the servant felt pity for the child and gave him
to a fellow Shepherd from Corinth in hopes .... |
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