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Discussion Board - Oedipus the King

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Forum: Week 4 - Oedipus The King

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Pick ONE of the following discussion questions and answer it in a well-developed (compelling title, introduction, thesis, body, conclusion, work cited) essay. Make sure to use textual evidence (quoted material from the play) to support your ideas. Post your results to the Discussion forum and respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.

1. Find two examples of dramatic irony in the play and explain why they can be classified this way. Are there other kinds of irony present in the play? What are they?

2. Discuss the symbolic significance of sight/blindness in this play.

3. Is Oedipus really a tragic hero? What is his flaw, and how does it cause his downfall? Consider that his pursuit of the truth is based on his desire to help his people, because the city will not be saved until the murderer is found consider that the prophecy is not of his making, and he does not know he has fulfilled it. But also consider that the behaviors he exhibits can be construed as hubris, and what those behaviors might be (or have been in the past). In other words, is Oedipus a victim of the gods' callous play with mortal lives, or is he in some way the architect of his own doom?

• Response should be at least 200 words long
• Reply to at least two of your classmates' threads