Monday, September 21, 2009

King Oedipus Theme

Theme addresses a "Big Question" that relates to the "Human Condition." Think about how Oedipus has changed from the beginning of the play to the end. List at least three possible themes that address the big questions that still concern us today.

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14 comments:

  1. erica lee t.September 22, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    Theme:
    1. individual vs. state
    2. ignorance is an excuse
    3. hubris, purpose of prophecy

    * can he truely have been guilty if he hadn't known he ever did it??? if it was unintentional to kill a king let alone his father, could he really be guilty?

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  2. WellsSeptember 23, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    Themes:
    1. Prophecy
    2. Person VS. Group
    3. Ignorance is an Excuse
    If he didnt know he did it give him a break.

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  3. Jordin LaniganSeptember 23, 2009 at 6:41 PM

    Themes-
    1. Free will vs. fate
    2. Ignorance is an excuse
    3. Purpose of prophecy

    Today if a person is found guilty, but pleads it may be from insanity (or another excuse) does it mean he had the right to get away with it or not? This could be seen in Oedipus when he killed Laius. He did not know it was Laius, but he still killed.

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  4. lottieSeptember 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Themes:
    - Integrity
    - Individual VS state
    - the blind "see"

    He didn't know that he was not with his real parents because they never had told him. I think that they should have told him that they weren't his real parents even if they didn't know were he had originally came from.

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  5. carter_burmester11September 24, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    Themes
    the blind see
    Proper burial of the dead
    despair

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  6. Tyler PelzerSeptember 25, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    Themes:
    Despair
    Integrity
    Ignorance- he was ignorant to the thought that he did something wrong.

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  7. Miranda HenningsenSeptember 27, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    Themes-
    1. The Blind "See"
    2. Ingnorance as an exuse
    3. Integrity

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  8. m_schildy11September 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    Themes:
    1. integrity - he had to follow through with the threat, even though he knew it was going to be himself at the end of the line.
    2. despair - he felt despair over what he had done, just as how most people today do, except today, it is more of a despair that they got caught, rather than sorrow for what they did, as was the case with Oedipus
    3. ignorance is an excuse - he plead that he didn't know

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  9. LindsaySeptember 27, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    Themes:
    1. Ignorance in an excuse
    2. The blind "see"
    3. Free will vs state

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    Themes:

    1) Man vs Group
    2) Suicide
    3) Sight and/or Blindness

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  11. D.WrageSeptember 27, 2009 at 5:56 PM

    Themes:
    1. Ignorance
    2. Blind see
    3. Free will

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  12. Jamie SaakSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    Themes:
    1. the blind 'see'
    2. ignorance
    3. integrity

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  13. AUSTINAPPELSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Themes

    1. free will
    2. Blind
    3. suicide

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  14. Abby GravesSeptember 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    Themes:
    1. The blind can "see".
    2. Individual Vs. State
    3. Despair

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