dramatic irony in oedipus rex
In the Greek tragedy, “Oedipus The King,” by Sophocles, a detective story emerges, and a style of writing is used very effectively. This style that Sophocles used is his play was dramatic irony. This is when the reader has more knowledge of what is really happened before the characters can even find out themselves. As the murder mystery unfolds before the reader, Sophocles uses dramatic irony to keep the reader on the inside throughout the entire play, so that they are never clueless to what has really happened. During the play, a murder is discovered early on. Sophocles uses much dramatic irony to have the reader clued in before the character. There are many examples throughout the first couple of scenes. When Teiresias, the holy prophet comes into scene I, we learn of Oedipus being the murderer of King Laios. We are told this before Oedipus even knows that he killed this king. Sophocles explains this when he uses Teiresias to foreshadow that Oedipus is the murderer. Teiresias says, “You yourself are the pollution of this country”
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Approximate Word count = 701
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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