Compare and contrast Oedipus Rex and Faustus as tragedies.
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Compare and contrast Oedipus Rex and Faustus as tragedies. The two plays Oedipus Rex and Faustus are both tragic plays. Both of the plays end with the main character losing their life, and actually even their afterlife. But as tragedies the two plays have some similarities and some differences. The characters themselves are different, and they both want different goals out of each their own lives. Oedipus Rex and Faustus are two tragedies that compare and contrast in many ways. The two main characters of the plays Faustus and Oedipus Rex are very different from each other. Faustus, the main character in Faustus, is not trying to save any civilizations like Oedipus is. Faustus is really trying to make himself a better person by learning black magic. He wants to learn evil to make himself more powerful as a person. He signs his soul over to the devil in exchange...

