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What in your opinion is oedipus hamartia and what is its relevance to the play Oedipus Rex?
Hamartia
What kind of role does Hamartia play in 'Oedipus'?
Hamartia is Oedipus' tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is his hubris, or his excessive pride. and in the end it leads to his downfall. He utters a curse condemning Laius's killer.
How does the play Oedipus the King provide a tragedy?
By trying to evade the prophecy, Oedipus, unwittingly causes it to occur.
How does the play Oedipus the king provide Peripeteia?
the recognition and reversal occur when it is revealed that he was adopted
What is hamarita?
Hamartia is the Aristotelian term for a literary character's "fatal flaw" which is really more of a mistake than a personal flaw. For example, in the play Oedipus the King, Oedipus' flaw is a lack of knowledge about his true identity, which in the end leads him to murder his father and marry his mother.
What in your opinion is oedipus hamartia and what is its relevance to the play Oedipus Rex?
Hamartia
Using Aristotle's terms when Oedipus falls from a position of power in the play Oedipus the King it's because?
Oedipus falls from power due to his tragic flaw of hubris, or excessive pride. This flaw leads him to unknowingly fulfill a prophecy that brings about his downfall. Aristotle would classify Oedipus's fall as a result of hamartia, or a fatal error in judgment caused by his pride and ignorance.
What kind of role does Hamartia play in 'Oedipus'?
Hamartia is Oedipus' tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is his hubris, or his excessive pride. and in the end it leads to his downfall. He utters a curse condemning Laius's killer.
How does the play Oedipus the King provide a tragedy?
By trying to evade the prophecy, Oedipus, unwittingly causes it to occur.
How does the play Oedipus the king provide Peripeteia?
the recognition and reversal occur when it is revealed that he was adopted
What city does the play Oedipus the king open in?
The city the play oedipus the king takes place at is Corinth.
What is hamarita?
Hamartia is the Aristotelian term for a literary character's "fatal flaw" which is really more of a mistake than a personal flaw. For example, in the play Oedipus the King, Oedipus' flaw is a lack of knowledge about his true identity, which in the end leads him to murder his father and marry his mother.
When the play Oedipus begins which of the following is true the sphinx is terrorizing Thebes Oedipus is not married to Jocasta Oedipus's father is alive Oedipus is king of Thebes?
Oedipus is king of Thebes
Who is Antigone?
Oedipus, who is also her brother. Oedipus, the king of Thebes. His story is told in the play "Oedipus Rex".
When the play Oedipus Rex begins which of the following is true Oedipus knows that the oracles statements have not come true Oedipus is king of the thebes and there is a cursw upon the city Oedipus?
Oedipus is King of Thebes.
What is the mood of the play Oedipus the King?
It was serious
What is the opposite of 'Oedipus Rex'?
The play 'Oedipus at Colonus' is the opposite of 'Oedipus Rex'. The play 'Oedipus Rex' deals with Theban King Oedipus' rise to, and subsequent fall from, personal happiness and professional success. The play 'Oedipus at Colonus' deals with the King's humiliating, miserable time of exile and his ultimate return to favor with gods and mortals.
