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    1) The document analyzes Sophocles's play Oedipus Rex and how it characterizes Oedipus as a tragic hero through literary devices, despite his predetermined fate. 2) It argues that Sophocles constructed Oedipus's character to compel him to take responsibility for his actions while also deterring society from disobeying the gods. 3) The enduring popularity of Oedipus Rex demonstrates how it explores universal themes of human imperfection that have relevance across societies and generations.

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    1) The document analyzes Sophocles's play Oedipus Rex and how it characterizes Oedipus as a tragic hero through literary devices, despite his predetermined fate. 2) It argues that Sophocles constructed Oedipus's character to compel him to take responsibility for his actions while also deterring society from disobeying the gods. 3) The enduring popularity of Oedipus Rex demonstrates how it explores universal themes of human imperfection that have relevance across societies and generations.

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    1) The document analyzes Sophocles's play Oedipus Rex and how it characterizes Oedipus as a tragic hero through literary devices, despite his predetermined fate. 2) It argues that Sophocles constructed Oedipus's character to compel him to take responsibility for his actions while also deterring society from disobeying the gods. 3) The enduring popularity of Oedipus Rex demonstrates how it explores universal themes of human imperfection that have relevance across societies and generations.

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    "ChildofLuck":ParadoxicalPredestinationinSophocles's

    OedipusRex
    FromhighlightingtheimpetuosityofRomeotocondemningtherecklessnessofPeter
    Rabbit,cautionarytalesplayasignificantroleinthereinforcementofmoralorder,warning
    childrenandadultsalikeabouttheperilsofsuccumbingtoone'sflaws.Thetragicheroarchetype
    providesanexemplaryvesselforthemessageofthecautionarytaleatragicheroactsonhisor
    herhamartiawithdevastatingresults,dissuadingreadersfromfallingvictimtotheirownhuman
    imperfections.Sophocles'sunfortunatetitlecharacterin
    OedipusRex
    displaysallofthequalities
    ofthequintessentialtragichero,influencingcountlessauthors'portrayalsofthisarchetype.
    Moreover,SophoclesusesOedipus'snarrativetopreservetheClassicalsocialorderimperativeto
    thesurvivalofthedivinehierarchy,contradictingthefreechoicenecessarytocharacterizea
    tragichero.SophoclescircumventsthisparadoxbycompellingOedipustotakeresponsibilityfor
    hismisguidedactionsdespitethedivineforcesthatseektoruinhim,continuingtheargument
    againstactingonprideandimpulsethatpermeatesmanylayersoftragicliteratureandfolktales
    alike.TheliterarydeviceswithwhichSophoclescharacterizesOedipusconstructafigurewho,
    despitehispredeterminedfate,retainstheelementsoffreechoiceandloftystaturecharacteristic
    ofatragichero.Therefore,inSophocles'
    OedipusRex
    ,theplaywrightcreatesmotifsthatsupport
    theThebans'loveforandfaithintheirking'sabilitytosavethemfromtheplaguehowever,
    Sophoclesusesdramaticironytoforeshadowthetragichero'sdownfall,reinforcingtheancient
    Greeks'needtorememberthegods'willtakesprecedenceovermortaldesires.
    Therefore,themotifsSophoclesincorporatesin
    OedipusRex
    furthercharacterize
    Oedipusasatragichero,compellinghimtotakeresponsibilityforhisactionsdespitehis
    predeterminedfateSophoclessliterarydevicesconstructafiguretailoredtodeterhissociety

    frominsubordinationtowardthegods.Oedipus'scharacter,consideredaparagonoftragedy,
    providesabaselinearoundwhichmodernauthorsconstructtragicheroes.Although
    OedipusRex
    initiallygainedpopularityforitsfavorableportrayalofAncientGreekdivineorder,thework's
    enduranceexemplifiesthemicrocosmicnatureofSophocles'ssociety:itexploresthemesthat
    pervadetheentiretyofsocialhistory.Universalhumanimperfectionperpetuatestherelevanceof
    thetragichero,whofallsvictimtohisflawsdespitehisrighteousness,inspiringAristotle'stwo
    tragicemotions,pityandfear.Thissharedcharacteristicexplainstheenduranceoffolktalesand
    tragicliteraturealike,whichexploithumaninsecuritytoinstillaphilosophy,oftenadoctrineof
    obedience,inthelistener.Sophocles'sworksurvivesduetohisexemplaryexecutionofthetragic
    heroarchetype,whichgeneratessympathyaimedathomogenizingthehumanexperienceand
    transcendsthefluctuationoftimetoreachtheflawedheartofhumannature.

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