Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the KingStudy Guide & Essays
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Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King Study Guide & Essays

by Sophocles

The Oedipus myth goes back as far as Homer and beyond, with sources varying about plot details. The play that Sophocles presents is merely the end of a dramatically long story, and some plot background must be provided to make the story understandable for modern audiences (please see the section on…

Oedipus Rex (Oedipus the King) study guide contains a biography of Sophocles, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

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Murder at the crossroads

Oedipus's murder of his father is the first recorded instance of road rage.

Posted By barbara t #2714 at May 16, 2009 8:02 PM in Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King || 0 replies

HELP!!

hey,i was wondering if you could help me. i would like to know some important events in oedipus rex and what do they symbolize.
thnx:)

Posted By jasmine h #89053 at Apr 16, 2009 6:10 PM in Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King || 0 replies

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"what flaws can you see in the methods key charaters. explain why you think these methods of planning are flawed." and the answer can't be the oracles.

Posted By devin w #53478 at Feb 07, 2008 6:23 PM in Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King || 4 replies

Were Oedipus and Creon brothers?

In the "major themes" section of the "Oedipus the King" study guide under, "The one and the many (also doubles/twos)", the writer contends that Oedipus and Creon were brothers. I have not seen proof of this anywhere in the text. They were brother-in-laws, and in the end, Oedipus turned out to be Creon's nephew, but they were not brothers. In fact, if they were brothers, since Jocasta and Creon were brother and sister, that would make Jocasta Oedipus' sister as as well as his mother. This simply makes no sense.

I have submitted this error to the website but for some reason they suggested that I post the question here.

Thoughts?

Posted By big m #86965 at Apr 01, 2009 12:52 PM in Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King || 2 replies