Oedipus The King: Oedipus' Character
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- Created on: 09-09-15 14:12
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- Oedipus' Character
- Father figure to his people:
- Line 1, He refers to them as his children.
- Line 105, He incorporates his people in all he does, he wants Creon to deliver the message to all the people, not in private.
- Kind:
- Line 76, He worries endlessly about the welfare of his people.
- Line 14, He says he will do anything to help.
- Line 70, He shows understanding to the suffering of his people, he knows they are very ill.
- He's an involved ruler:
- Line 7, He will not hear the news of Thebes from a messenger, he comes himself.
- Line 10, He enquires to the priest about his people, he clearly cares about their welfare.
- Line 78, He weeps for his people's suffering.
- Line 81, He takes action by sending Creon to Delphi to seek news from Apollo.
- Line 106, He grieves for his people more than he fears for his own life. He is a good King.
- Seen as a respectable figure:
- Line 41, The priest says they rate him first of men.
- Line 53, The people assume he has the answer, perhaps from a god or man.
- Hero:
- Line 8, The world knows his fame, he must have done something great.
- Line 44, He freed them from the Sphinx and uplifted their lives.
- Line 63, He is seen as the only person capable to bring Thebes out of darkness.
- Logical:
- Line 145, He wonders why they did not try to find Laius' killer sooner.
- Father figure to his people:
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