The Research Essay

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Introduction3

Thesis Statement3

Discussion3

The Enthusiasm to Disregard the Reality3

The Restrictions of Complimentary Force4

Blindness and Sight4

Conclusion5

The Research Essay

Introduction

The mythical Greek king of Thebes is known as Oedipus who brought disaster on his family and city by fulfilling a prophecy of marrying his mother and killing his father. In Greek mythology, he is considered as a tragic hero. Followed by Oedipus at Colonus and then Antigone, the story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles's tragedy known as Oedipus the King (Kamerbeek, 1967). Against the course of destiny, an individual's powerlessness in a harsh universe and the flawed nature of humanity are the two enduring theme of Greek drama and myth represented by Oedipus.

Thesis Statement

The emerging themes in the play and over the course of the play, the Oedipus' ability to reshape, understand or shape his personality are the elements of thesis statement of the following research essay.

Discussion

In a fictitious exertion, thesis are the often universal as well as fundamental thoughts investigated. The restrictions of complementary force and enthusiasm to disregard the reality are the two themes that emerged in the Oedipus Play.

The Enthusiasm to Disregard the Reality

In the hope of exonerating himself, Oedipus fastens onto a detail when Jocasta and Oedipus started to move closer to the reality about Laius's assassination. Oedipus believes himself to be undertaking, therefore this an extra mundane moment as the entire truth-seeking process is being focused (Fisher, 1999). Jocasta and Oedipus pretended not to see the details and circumstances of everyday life; therefore, it also emphasizes how Jocasta and Oedipus do not prefer of speaking the reality.

The Restrictions of Complimentary Force

The story of Oedipus reflects the best attitude toward life is a cautious humility that before the gods or fate the human beings are relatively powerless and is meant to ...