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... The play Oedipus Rex, which was probably written in 429 B. ... For example when Oedipus first cam to the town of Thebes he is speaking to the townspeople (who admire him very greatly for solving the Sphinx’s riddle) about how he is going to bring life and wisdom to this dead city, he says “I know that you are deathly sick; and yet sick as you are, not one is as sick as I” (pg. ... One other shocking example of dramatic irony in Oedipus Rex that is very interesting it takes place when Creon and Oedipus are talking about Laios’ death. Oedipus says “I learned of him from others; I never saw him (pg. ...
The play Oedipus Rex supports the view that Sophocles was a religious conservative, because the fate of Oedipus did in fact come true.
Approximate Word count = 650
Approximate Pages = 2.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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