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Oedipus
Title: Oedipus
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 949 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Oedipus
Oedipus’ Curse of Curiosity
In Oedipus the King Sophocles concocts one of the most famous and intricate characters of Greek drama. Oedipus' desire for self-discovery and understanding, which can be described as his tragic flaw, leads Oedipus to the lucid realization of his ominous fate. In the end, it can be seen that Oedipus’ tragic flaw is his own determination and persistence. Contrary to Knox’s belief that Oedipus’ search for the truth is his …showed first 75 words of 949 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 949 total…of who Oedipus really was also has an effect on his children. Oedipus realizes that his children have to live with their !
father’s horrible actions and that they too will be cursed because of them. He learns a lesson about life that one should not be too eager to learn about the truth because the truth can turn out to be much worse then one could have ever imagined.
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**Bibliography**
Oedipus the King, -Sophocles
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