Oedipus The King Dramatic Irony Greatly Influenced The...

Literary Essay Tenzin.Youden In Sophocles’ play â€Å"Oedipus the King†, dramatic irony greatly influences the audience’s perception of Oedipus. When creating Oedipus the King, Sophocles understood that his audience would know the outcome of the play before the completion, so he was determined to create a play, which was interesting, yet deliberately revealing at the same time. Sophocles purposely provided explicit scenes within the play that was incredibly ironic but was only grasped by the audience and not the characters. There are several examples of such scenes, including when; Oedipus mocks Tiresius for being blind, which is a form of verbal irony. Another example of dramatic irony is when Oedipus hears his prophecy to murder his father and sleep with his mother; he flees to the city and unknowingly fulfills the prophecy. The final example of dramatic irony is when Oedipus realizes that his sense of sight was useless he couldn’t â€Å"see† the truth that was front of him b ut as he was a blind beggar, he came to understand the whole truth. Oedipus is an intelligent, curious and perseverant hero whose traits eventually lead to his downfall. He unknowingly completes the prophecy and commits incest, but the audience is fully aware of the situation. Oedipus was a sighted man who was not able to see the truth while Tiresius was a blind prophet who was physically handicapped but was still able to understand andShow MoreRelatedDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesbuilt-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Kim S. Cameron UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore