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How far do you agree that Sophocles, ‘Oedipus The King’ is nothing more than a detective story
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How far do you agree that Sophocles, 'Oedipus The King' is nothing more than a detective story? 'Oedipus the king' is a play written by a great poet named Sophocles. Oedipus the king is a tragic play as it displays features such as death, pity and irony. Some may call this play a detective story, going by the story line that Oedipus is the detective looking for the murderer. However, there are many twists in the play that go against the detective theory. Sophocles uses many themes in the play to emphasise the roles of the characters and the morals of the story. One of the main themes of the play which leads us away from the detective story is the theme of Fate and the Gods. The play is written around the prophecy which we hear at the beginning of the play that one day, Oedipus will marry his mother and...
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