Oedipus The King: Existence Of Man
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Since the beginning of time, man has used various methods on which to
pass down stories, beliefs, and myths which explain different aspects of life.
From oral tradition, to pictographs, to clay tablets, and onto paper, all
compose the world of literature. Literature has always been an infinite rea ....
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.... that
this murderer that Oedipus is so determined to discover is none other than
Oedipus himself. In adhesion to the definition of literature, this tragic plot
reveals to the reader three main commentaries about the nature of man: man
cannot escape his past, pride is the sin which leads man to greater evils, and
although the life of man is in itself a positive good, there will always be a
shadow of terrible tragedy that falls across it.
All throughout literature, many works have portrayed ....
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