Oedipus Rex
In many plays a character has a misconception of his her self and/or his
or her world. When this misconception is destroyed it can be a major turning
point in the story. "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles is one such story. In the story
Oedipus has such a misconception where he thinks he has a good life, but really
his life is morally wrong. This contributes to the theme or themes of the play
when they serve as the defining climax of the story. When the misconception is
stopped Oedipus sees that you cannot escape or change your past, but you can
still do great things even if you have been evil or immoral in your life.
When Oedipus was born it was prophesied that he would kill his father
and marry his mother. His father naturally feared this and told a shepard to
take the boy out and kill him when he was still a child. The kind old shepard
could not bring himself to kill a innocent little boy so he gave him to a
passing messenger to take as his own. When Oedipus was......
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