Oedipus Rex Homework Help

What does Sophocles intend to prove and illustrate in Oedipus Rex?

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How does Sophocles sustain the audience's attention in Oedipus Rex?

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What dramatic techniques does Sophocles employ in Oedipus the King?

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What problem is afflicting Thebes in Oedipus Rex?  

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What is the conclusion in the story in Oedipus Rex?

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In Oedipus Rex, explain the relationship of the choral odes to the play’s actions.

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How is the complexity of the conflicts in Oedipus Rex brought out by Sophocles?

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What are the stages of Oedipus Rex's discovery that he is the cause of the plague in Thebes in Sophocles's Oedipus Rex?

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What role do the gods play in Oedipus Rex? How does this compare to today's religious beliefs?

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How powerful a role does fate play in Oedipus Rex?

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Choose from Oedipus Rex one of the songs that the Chorus sings and discuss their reaction to the previous or the next event in the play.  

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List several examples of blindness and sight imagery in Oedipus Rex and explain why these examples create dramatic irony.   

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In Oedipus Rex, list any flaws that are present in the character of Oedipus and discuss why they would be considered a flaw that could be...

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From Oedipus Rex, what are some worthy virtues present in the character of Oedipus?

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Can Oedipus be seen as a tragic hero in Oedipus Rex?

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Can it be inferred that Oedipus' suffering at the end of the play Oedipus Rex could have been prevented by his respecting the decision of...

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In Oedipus Rex can Oedipus have a chance at changing or defeating the curse of the gods through virtuous actions or is his tragedy unstoppable?

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What are examples of cosmic irony in Oedipus Rex?

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What are the most important scenes in the plays of Oedipus Rex and King Lear regaring the reversal and recognition concepts according to...

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What is the climax of Oedipus Rex?

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What is ironic about Oedipus' claim that he is "stranger to the story" in Oedipus Rex?

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Through Oedipus' closing lines in Oedipus Rex and that of the Chorus, what is the lesson that we are meant to learn?

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How can the reader analyze a line in which Oedipus describes the "reversal" (change in fortune) that happened to him in Oedipus Rex?

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In Oedipus Rex, Jocasta and Oedipus commit violence towards themselves offstage. How do they do this? Why does Sophocles make this creative...

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How do the lines of the Chorus (1420-1421) demonstrate how the story of Oedipus provides powerful feelings for audiences?

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In Episode 2 of Oedipus Rex, what is a moment where Creon identifies Oedipus' tragic flaw?

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How does Oedipus' character struggle in between extremes of prosperity and misfortune?

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Give examples and explain the importance of Oedipus Rex as an example of Aristotelian tragedy.

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Examine how Oedipus Rex can be seen as a good example of Aristotelian tragedy.

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Why does Oedipus blind himself in Oedipus Rex?

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How does Oedipus' curiosity ruin him at the end of the play?

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Explain how Oedipus' blindness at the end of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex adds a heightened sense of drama to the play.

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Discuss the significance of Oedipus blinding himself at the end of Oedipus Rex.

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Explain why Oedipus could not do anything to avoid his fate in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.

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In Oedipus Rex, could Oedipus have avoided his fate?

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In Oedipus Rex, does Oedipus have fatal flaw?

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In the Prologue of Oedipus, where is a quote speaking about sight/blindness or Light/Darkness?

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Examine the significance of this quote from Oedipus Rex:  "And none can be called happy until that day when he carries His happiness down to...

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Examine the importance of the following line from Oedipus Rex: "All the generations of the mortal man add up to nothing! Show me the man whose...

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Explain this quote from Oedipus Rex: "With threats and warrants this long while, the wretch... But soon shall prove a Theban, native born."...

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How can the reader explicate these lines from Oedipus Rex:  With other men, but not with thee, for thou In ear, wit, eye, in everything art...

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Analyze the significance of this quote from Oedipus Rex:  "My poor children, what you desire is known and not unknown to me, for I see well...

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How explicitly does the prophet Teiresias reveal the guilt of Oedipus? 

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What makes Oedipus Rex a perfect tragedy?

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Is Oedipus a rational person in Oedipus Rex? Why or Why not?

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What is the irony in Oedipus Rex?

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In Oedipus Rex, is Oedipus's fall the result of fate, predestination, and the gods, and it would happen despite his character or is his fall a...

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What is the theme in Oedipus Rex?

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Speculate as to why Creon might be late on his errand from Delphi in Oedipus Rex.

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what is the turning point of the plot?

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