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Oedipus Rex

Sophocles
Anc Grk. Οἰδίπους Τύραννος · около 429 года до н. э.
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Main Ideas

Main Ideas

  • The inevitability of fate and the predestined path of human life
  • Guilt and punishment as results of one's actions, even if committed unknowingly
  • The search for truth and its destructive impact on human life
  • The struggle between human law and divine decree
  • Power and blindness as metaphors, where power can blind a ruler to the truth, and Oedipus's physical blindness opens his eyes to reality
  • Pride and arrogance as the hero's main vices, leading to his downfall
Oedipus Rex
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Updated: 14 July 2024
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Author: 
Sophocles
Original title: Anc Grk. Οἰδίπους Τύραννος · около 429 года до н. э.
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