Oedipus the King
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Pages: 7
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Oedipus the King: Critical Paper
Sophocles is able to accomplish to achieve several objectives in his play, Oedipus the King. Sophocles magnificently retells a classic Greek tale while also describing the characters and their motives in great detail. Of the characters Sophocles naturally spends the most time characterizing the protagonist of the play, Oedipus. Sophocles conveys Oedipus' ideals, moral, and opinions about several topics throughout the play. Among the most important and prominent of his …
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showed first 75 words of 1961 total
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…Sophocles". 1 Aug.1999. Online Posting. 2 Nov. 1999. <http://pathguy.com/oedipus.htm>. Plato. "Apology". Plato's Famous Works. Trans. Stanley Lombardo and Karen Bell. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1992. 194-223. Plato. "Protagoras". Plato's Famous Works. Trans. Stanley Lombardo and Karen Bell. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1992. 121-183. Plato. "Republic". Plato's Famous Works. Trans. Stanley Lombardo and Karen Bell. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 1992. 30-110. Sophocles. "Oedipus the King." Trans. Robert Fagles. The Three Theban Plays. New York: Viking Penguin Incorporated, 1982. 155-252.
