I have never seen the movie/read the book, or even heard of it, but you CAN do this very easily by yourself. Dramatic Irony is when you're reading a book, etc. and you know something that the other characters don't know. Good Luck! Hope it helped! My English teacher taught me this while reading Romeo and Juliet
That he is the bearer of back luck and that he is the survivor of child abuse are the unusual circumstances of Oedipus' birth in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus is fated to kill his father. His parents, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta, make arrangements for him to have a rod run through both ankles and to be left exposed on the mountains outside Thebes. But Oedipus survives even though he carries the traces of murderous and mutilating abuse through his scarred and swollen ankles and his shuffling gait.
That he is an Athenian citizen is the decree that the king makes regarding Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Athenian King Theseus knows who disgraced Theban King Oedipus is. He makes Oedipus an Athenian citizen and puts him under his protection. In exchange, he receives the promise that Oedipus will die in a place that brings Athens and Athenians luck.
From respected royal to blind prisoner and then from blind exile to lucky spirit is the Oedipus' respective status in "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus begins with the status of king. But by the end of the play, he loses it all to become a blind prisoner under house arrest in Thebes. Between the two plays, the gods punish Oedipus with exile. At the beginning of "Oedipus at Colonus" he moves as a blind exile to the area of Athens. But his status rises when he disappears as a luck bearing spirit.
That he and his city will benefit from Oedipus' death is the reason why Theseus gives sanctuary to Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus calls to mind that his prophesied fate includes one good and two bad components. He describes the good part as relating to the place and significance of his death. He indicates that he will die a special death in a place sacred to the Furies of fate. It is to Athenian King Theseus that Oedipus confers that luck in exchange for sanctuary.
A non-example of irony could be a straightforward statement or situation where there is no contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, such as stating the sky is blue on a clear day.
I have never seen the movie/read the book, or even heard of it, but you CAN do this very easily by yourself. Dramatic Irony is when you're reading a book, etc. and you know something that the other characters don't know. Good Luck! Hope it helped! My English teacher taught me this while reading Romeo and Juliet
That he is the bearer of back luck and that he is the survivor of child abuse are the unusual circumstances of Oedipus' birth in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus is fated to kill his father. His parents, Theban monarchs Laius and Jocasta, make arrangements for him to have a rod run through both ankles and to be left exposed on the mountains outside Thebes. But Oedipus survives even though he carries the traces of murderous and mutilating abuse through his scarred and swollen ankles and his shuffling gait.
That he is an Athenian citizen is the decree that the king makes regarding Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Athenian King Theseus knows who disgraced Theban King Oedipus is. He makes Oedipus an Athenian citizen and puts him under his protection. In exchange, he receives the promise that Oedipus will die in a place that brings Athens and Athenians luck.
An example of figurative language for irony is "It's raining on my wedding day." This line from Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" is ironic because typically weddings are associated with happiness and good luck, but rain is seen as a symbol of bad luck.
From respected royal to blind prisoner and then from blind exile to lucky spirit is the Oedipus' respective status in "Oedipus Rex" and "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Oedipus begins with the status of king. But by the end of the play, he loses it all to become a blind prisoner under house arrest in Thebes. Between the two plays, the gods punish Oedipus with exile. At the beginning of "Oedipus at Colonus" he moves as a blind exile to the area of Athens. But his status rises when he disappears as a luck bearing spirit.
That he and his city will benefit from Oedipus' death is the reason why Theseus gives sanctuary to Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus calls to mind that his prophesied fate includes one good and two bad components. He describes the good part as relating to the place and significance of his death. He indicates that he will die a special death in a place sacred to the Furies of fate. It is to Athenian King Theseus that Oedipus confers that luck in exchange for sanctuary.
It is through Oedipus' death at the prophesied location and in the prophesied way that the main conflict is resolved at the end of "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced Theban King Oedipus comes to a grove that is sacred to the Furies of fate in an area near Colonus. He recognizes it as the prophesied place of his death. King Creon struggles to have Oedipus' death and burial take place near Thebes. It turns out that wherever Oedipus dies is prophesied to bring luck to the surrounding area and peoples. The death works out in the prophesied place and manner when Athenian King Theseus prevails as Oedipus' sole escort to a secret place of death that brings luck to Athens.
An example of irony in song lyrics would be the song Ironic by Alanis Morissette. This song is an example of irony because although Morissette sings about all of these supposed ironic things, none of them are ironic, they're all just bad luck.
Protect him and his daughters from Thebans and escort him to his death place are what Theseus does for Oedipus in "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, disgraced King Oedipus ends up just outside Athens after years in exile from his Theban hometown. According to the Delphic oracle, Oedipus is a good luck charm to wherever he dies. Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and former royal colleague, and Eteocles, Oedipus' own son, attempt to separate Oedipus from his daughters, the Princesses Antigone and Ismene, and to force Oedipus to be buried in an unmarked grave that will bring good fortune to Thebes. But Theseus asserts his authority and power as King of Athens and as Oedipus' protector and thereby receives the good fortune inherent in being the only person to know how and where Oedipus dies.
"Doom, despair and agony on me. If it weren't for hard luck, I'd have no luck at all. Doom, despair and agony on me!" Regular song featured on Hee-Haw. For Oedipus Rex it was Fate that was the bad luck and an Oracle that was the bringer. And what bad luck, indeed. Poor Oedipus, fled his hometown in a vain attempt to avoid killing his father and marrying his mother. But...as fate would have it..the parents he left behind, and unbeknown to Oedipus, were his adoptive parents. On the road to escaping his fate he meets a testy man who claims he's king and Oedipus decides he doesn't like him much and kills him. Turned out the old coot was king and left behind a beautiful widow of whom Oedipus married. Yup, you guessed it, the old coot was his father, the widowed queen his mother. Doom, despair and agony on me! For Julius Caesar, the bringer of bad luck was the ides of March, for it was during this time that a dozen Roman Senators, including Caesars closest friends, quite literally stabbed him in the back and left him there to die on the Senate floor. Doom,, despair and agony on me! For many people it is a curse that brings them bad luck, but as luck would have it, it turns out that luck isn't necessary in order to live a fruitful and prosperous life and when you find yourself in a dire predicament hoping for luck, it is only because you lack a better idea. What luck! To make our own luck!! Oh yes, lucky indeed.
Where Oedipus is going to die is the theme of "Oedipus at Colonus" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus lives and relives on a daily basis the dreadful prophecy that results in his personal and professional disgrace. But he makes a stop at a grove near Colonus outside Athens. There, he remembers that the prophecy is not all bad. Indeed, the prophecy reveals that Oedipus will die a special death and that his burial place will give luck to its location.