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In many works of literature, new and old, there is most often a source of problems. This source is usually a person or ideal, which can create havoc, confusion, conflict, and other troublesome issues. The source is most commonly used, and becomes a theme of the work of literature. The Crucible and Oedipus Rex both have major problem sources. In the Crucible the problem source is viewed to be the "devil", while in Oedipus Rex, the source is viewed to be Oedipus. Both sources have similarities and differences that both relate and oppose them.
Oedipus Rex is an ancient play written by Sophocles. The main character is Oedipus, son of King Laius of Thebes and Queen Jocasta. Oedipus was ankles were bound and left for dead on a mountainside as an infant, in an effort to avoid a prophecy that he would kill his father and marry his mother. However, he was found by a shepherd and raised in the care of King Polybus of Corinth and his wife, Merope. Hearing from an oracle that he was......

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