"Oedipus Tyrannous"

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This paper explores how Sophocles portrays a powerful king with mortal human weakness that betrays him as they do to all human beings. This paper describes in detail the tragic Greek play "Oedipus Tyrannous".

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"Although acknowledging the importance of destiny, Greek general thought placed little emphasis on determinism and preferred to portray mankind as possessing free will. In Oedipus Tyrannus, Sophocles addresses both sides of the coin by, on the one hand, stressing the infallibility of the oracle of Apollo, yet also endowing Oedipus with ultimate control over his own actions. It is within this context that the story of Oedipus portrays the tragic plunge of a powerful and wealthy man into the depths of ruin and dishonor. "

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