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Oedipus Rex
Oedipus runs away from the land of Corinth to the land of Thebes because of a godly prediction that one day he shall murder his father and marry his own mother. Oedipus did not know that he was the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta. As a baby, King Laius and Queen Jocasta commanded a shepherd to pin Little Oedipus' ankles and place him at the top of a mountain to die. The shepherd instead, gave Oedipus to the messenger of Corinth, and was then given to the king and queen of Corinth. When Oedipus grew older, he traveled to Thebes and met King Laius, still not knowing that was his real father, and killed him. This play is very dramatic and contains many examples of dramatic irony and symbolism and also tragic flaw/tragic hero.
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the character(s) don't. Throughout the play Oedipus Rex, there were many examples of dramatic irony. For example, Oedipus tell the people that he is as good as a mortal can get.......

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