Oedipus The King Flashcards
1
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Garvie “Oedipus… Illustrates perfectly…
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“Illustrates perfectly [Aristotles] theory of the best kind of tragedy”
2
Q
Garvie “In this play, Sophoclean…
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“In this play Sophoclean irony is more prominent than in any other”
3
Q
Garvie “In one sense…
A
“In one sense Oedipus does not fall at all. He set out to uncover the truth, and by the end of the play he has successes in his quest”
4
Q
Garvie “It seems that both…
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“It seems that both fate and Oedipus’s own character are responsible for his fall”
5
Q
Fagels
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“Oedipus is his own destroyer”
6
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Goldhill
“Oedipus is a…
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“Oedipus is a paradox himself- he is both a saviour and a monster”
