Religion in Oedipus the King
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- Religious concepts, beliefs and practices in Oedipus the King
- The role of the gods
- Apollo sends the plague
- "Drive the corruption from the land"
- Oedipus blames Apollo for the original fate
- Oedipus' hubris
- thinks he has avoided his fate/the gods - arrogant
- Apollo sends the plague
- Fate and free will
- Oedipus was born with the that he would kill his father and marry his mother
- Oedipus CHOSE to investigate the murder of Laius
- Oedipus CHOSE to Blind himself rather than kill himself
- has self control
- prophecy and prophets
- Laius and Jocasta tried to avoid their prophecy but sending away their son to be killed
- Jocasta goes on to believe that she had avoided her prophecy and dismisses them
- Oedipus tried to avoid his prophecy by not returning to Corinth
- However, he doesn't realise that the prophecy is actually about his real parents in Thebes - which is where he ends up
- Prophecy cannot be avoided
- Laius and Jocasta tried to avoid their prophecy but sending away their son to be killed
- religious rituals and acts
- at the beginning og OtK, the people of Thebes surround the altar of Apollo, in the hopes that he will rid the city of plague
- Creon will not decide on Oedipus' fate without consulting the gods
- The role of the gods
- McEvoy: real people making bad decision that lead to terrible results
- Knox: Oedipus is a free agent, and is responsible for the catastrophe
- Knox: Oedipus's will to action neve falters
- Knox: Oedipus did have one freedom: he was free to find out or not find out the truth
- Dodds: the hamartia of Oedipus... was unknowingly killing his mother and marrying his mother
- Dodds: Suicide would not serve his purpose
- Nietzche: Oedipus... destined to error and misery
- Dodds: The gods are merely players in a traditional story which Sophocles, exploits for dramatic purposes without raising the religious issue or drawing any moral
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