OEDIPUS REX

It is typical of Greek Tragedies that the climactic events should be rendered to the audience via a Messenger speech. What advantages and/or disadvantages to you see in this convention?

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Introduction3

Discussion3

Advantages3

Disadvantages4

Conclusion4

It is typical of Greek Tragedies that the climactic events should be rendered to the audience via a Messenger speech. What advantages and/or disadvantages to you see in this convention?

Introduction

Oedipus Rex is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles about a man who tries to escape a prophecy from coming true but ends up fulfilling it instead. Oedipus, the protagonist, is destined to kill his father, Lauis and to ...