Isn't It Ironic?-Oedipus Rex
A traffic jam when you’re already late. A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break. Ten thousands spoons when all you need is a knife. Meeting the man of your dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife. Irony is everywhere; you just cannot seem to get away from it no matter where you go. Even back in the day, they used irony to entertain as well as get a point across. Sophocles used three different types of irony in one of his most famous Greek tragedies, Oedipus the King, to set the tone of the story. As main character and tragic hero, Oedipus, encounters several difficulties and conflicts, the audience is both entertained and informed through this irony that Sophocles has used. Aristotle defined a Tragic Hero as a man who is usually religious and of royalty. He hears that there is a murder to be avenged, and goes to seek the murderer. Sophocles embellishes on Aristotle’s definition and adds his own twist. In the case of Oedipus, the murderer he seeks is himself. Tragic, very tragic. He does not realize what he has done until the very end because his hubris, excessive pride, makes it hard for him to accept that he is the one to be avenged. Dramatic irony is incongruity between a situa
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Approximate Word count = 856
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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