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Commentary on a Speech by Oedipus from Oedipus Rex.
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- Fri Feb 27 2004
Have a little read: ... The Words of a Tragic Hero: Commentary on a Speech by Oedipus from Oedipus Rex "For I, [. . .] Oedipus, noblest of all the line / of Kadmos, have condemned myself to enjoy / these things no more," laments Oedipus in utter despair at the end of the play Oedipus Rex, the first of the trilogy by Sophocles (13-16. Appendix). Oedipus blinds himself upon the discovery of himself as the murderer of his father and of Iocaste's death. Yet, in midst of intense pain he is able to compose himself, and delivers one of the most moving speeches in the play. In a fifty-four-line speech in Éxodos, Oedipus reflects on the fateful events in his life leading to the catastrophe and justifies his action of self-blinding. The themes, subtle motifs, vivid imagery, careful diction and effective structure of the speech are ingenious touches that complete
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