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Sophocles' use of irony in his play
- No suspense in greek tragedies. Had to intensify tragic atmosphere
by using dramatic irony. All characters in play show dramatic irony
except Tiresias as he's only one who knows proceedings of play. All
speeches contain dramatic irony ecspecially Oedipus'
- Almost every word uttered by Oedipus from exposition
of playto discovery is attributed w/ dramatic irony.
- Almost every word uttered by Oedipus from exposition
of playto discovery is attributed w/ dramatic irony.
- Not only words&actions ironic but
situation too charged w/ dramatic irony
- towns people coming to Oedipus Priest begging for help
to save them from pestilence like he did before
- Ironic because he's the cause of plague and they're
asking him to solve it
- Ironic because he's the cause of plague and they're
asking him to solve it
- towns people coming to Oedipus Priest begging for help
to save them from pestilence like he did before
- Oedipus' Actions
- Looks like v. good ruler=open goverment e.g..., cares
that his people are suffering e.g. wants to solve
mystery fast to stop plague, proactive e.g. sends
Creon to Delphi, sends for Tiresias, shepherd,
appeals 4 info. awards, offers sanctuary nothing
worse than excile etc., curse on murdere
- Looks like v. good ruler=open goverment e.g..., cares
that his people are suffering e.g. wants to solve
mystery fast to stop plague, proactive e.g. sends
Creon to Delphi, sends for Tiresias, shepherd,
appeals 4 info. awards, offers sanctuary nothing
worse than excile etc., curse on murdere
- Oedipus' words
- Arrogant attitude 1st few words="the
world knows my fame, I am Oedipus"
- Speaks honest but just doesn't know "I will speak out now
as a stranger to the story a stranger to the crime"
- Calling prophet blind
- Ironic because he's the only one who knows
truth&he ends up gorging his eyes out w/
broach in the end
- Contrast of Tiresias's&Oedipus' abilities to see
truth an dphysical abilities.
Tiresias=old,blind,feeble=sees truth
Oedipus=young,not blind,strong=can't see truth
- Contrast of Tiresias's&Oedipus' abilities to see
truth an dphysical abilities.
Tiresias=old,blind,feeble=sees truth
Oedipus=young,not blind,strong=can't see truth
- Ironic because he's the only one who knows
truth&he ends up gorging his eyes out w/
broach in the end
- Calling prophet blind
- Speaks honest but just doesn't know "I will speak out now
as a stranger to the story a stranger to the crime"
- telling backround
story about
"parents" etc.
- Arrogant attitude 1st few words="the
world knows my fame, I am Oedipus"
- Innocence of chorus when they call on furies
- to "hunt him down" furies are creatures who pursue
and punish murderers particularly people who
murderred family memebers
- say this sans knowing person who killed king
Laius actually was his son they have no idea
- say this sans knowing person who killed king
Laius actually was his son they have no idea
- to "hunt him down" furies are creatures who pursue
and punish murderers particularly people who
murderred family memebers
- Jocasta
- showing impiety=gods had full
control of her fate ever since
she gave birth to Oedipus&she
doesn't believe in prophecy's
but she's involved in one
- when she's in a crisis she prays to
every god but when she's safe she's
impious again
- when she's in a crisis she prays to
every god but when she's safe she's
impious again
- gives false hope to Oedipus that he
didn't kill king Laius ironic because he
did'nt just kill a king but his father
- showing impiety=gods had full
control of her fate ever since
she gave birth to Oedipus&she
doesn't believe in prophecy's
but she's involved in one
- when Oedipus knows he killed king and is upset.
Ironic because he doesn't know full extent of tragedy
yet going to get a lot more upset
- Contrast of great Oedipus to end=v. ironic
- Contrast of great Oedipus to end=v. ironic
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