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Oedipus's Transition From the Beginning to the End.
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Ryan Sy November 22, 2003 English IBS 1-2 Mrs. Ching Oedipus's Transition From the Beginning to the End Sophocles' Greek tragedy, "Oedipus" displays how fate and destiny, rather than chance, determine the events within human life. It is this fate that turns Oedipus' seemingly perfect existence full circle, leaving him with less than nothing in the end. During the course of this story, Oedipus undergoes a complete conversion because of his personal quest to find out his true identity. He eventually learns the truth, but at a great cost. He finds that he isn't who he believed himself to be, and he loses everything in the process. Oedipus therefore undergoes an absolute transition from a kingship to exile, from wisdom to confusedness, from admirability to utter shame. When Oedipus is first seen, he is clearly noted as the ruler of Thebes. The priest in fact regards him as, "Great King of Thebes and sovereign Oedipus..."...
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