Sophocles Group at eNotes

In this particular prompt, finding textual evident to support your...

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:47:47 PST

In this particular prompt, finding textual evident to support your findings will be critical. I think you can use the forum here to generate thought and discussion, but you will need specific textual evidence to support and substantiate your findings. I certainly believe that Oresetes will not be able to escape the fact that he is the murder of his mother. There will be little to dispute this fact. The larger question might be whether he...

The answer to this question will lie in large part in what you...

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:39:28 PST

The answer to this question will lie in large part in what you believe. Few, if any, can do this because the focus of the essay is "in your eyes." I think that you would have to go over the character of Orestes and analyze why he did what he did and whether he was justified in doing so. On one level, can there be any justification to matricide? On another level, is he simply following the will of the Oracle at Delphi? Can one justify...

Is Orestes a tragic hero or a mother killer?

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:39:24 PST

Is Orestes a tragic hero or a mother killer?

How do I see Orestes in my eyes?

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:25:38 PST

How do I see Orestes in my eyes?

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As a character, Oedipus possess many qualities that animate his spirit...

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:22:11 PST

As a character, Oedipus possess many qualities that animate his spirit of greatness yet feed his self destruction. Some of his bad choices could consist of waging the battle between he and Laius over something as trivial as passage rights on a country road. Certainly, given that he had already known of the prophecy that foretold his faith, he could have exercised more caution in this instance. Perhaps, it is hubris, or pride that...

What are some of Oedipus' bad choices and heroic quality?

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:58:47 PST

What are some of Oedipus' bad choices and heroic quality?

What is one word used to describe Oedipus the King? what are 3 quotes...

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:38:51 PST

What is one word used to describe Oedipus the King? what are 3 quotes from the play that could defend that word?

the personal of one of the chemical elements (min.10 line) to inform as...

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:41:22 PST

the personal of one of the chemical elements (min.10 line) to inform as the element but are not to use your element name anywhere int he poem.

Interpretations on the significance or purpose of the 4 quotes where...

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:56:49 PST

Interpretations on the significance or purpose of the 4 quotes where Revealing previously unknown information that you think may be important

I would say that free will interacts with fate to initiate the curse. ...

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:29:15 PST

I would say that free will interacts with fate to initiate the curse. There are free choices made by Laius, Jocasta and Oedipus that result in the fulfilling the curse's promise. When Laius and Jocasta find out from an oracle of Apollo that their newborn son will one day kill his father, they abandon the child, leaving him in the elements to die. However, a kind shepherd takes the child and gives him to the King of Corinth. Fate...

Does Oedipus deserve the fate that befalls him?

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:21:45 PST

Does Oedipus deserve the fate that befalls him?

The story itself is told in a 3-part series of a play, of which "Oedipus...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:37:11 PST

The story itself is told in a 3-part series of a play, of which "Oedipus the King" is the first part. Oedipus is born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta, but there are strange prophecies that predict the newborn will kill his father and marry his mother. So, in fear, they abandon the baby in the wilderness to die. A kind shepherd takes the infant Oedipus and brings him to another royal family in Corinth, and he is raised well there. But...

What is the main idea of the story "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles and...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:21:10 PST

What is the main idea of the story "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles and what is the the story all about?