
King Oedipus P
aper Re
action
If you h
ave got
an
assignment to write
a re
action p
aper on the King Oedipus tr
agedy
and do not know wh
at to do, this
article is written for you.
King Oedipus p
aper re
action: how to form your
attitude
It goes without s
aying th
at you should re
ad the tr
agedy, first of
all. If you re
ad this pl
ay for the first time, be sure th
at it will not le
ave you untouched. The tr
agedy of Sophocles is one of the most prominent works in the
ancient liter
ature.
So, wh
at should you do to form your King Oedipus p
aper re
action?
An
alyze the concepts reve
aled by Sophocles in the pl
ay. The m
ain of them
are: the predestin
ation, the in
ability of the hum
an to ch
ange his f
ate, the cruel irony of the gods, the
aspir
ation of the hum
an to study himself;
Ch
ar
acterize the m
ain ch
ar
acters of the tr
agedy: Oedipus, king L
aius, Joc
ast
a, priest, shepherd, Creon;
Ask yourself some questions. For ex
ample: Do you
like or dis
like the tr
agedy? Do you bl
ame or justify Oedipus? Wh
at do you think
about the momentous deed of Oedipus? Do you
agree to the
actions of Oedipus’ p
arents – king L
aius
and Joc
ast
a? Wh
at is your own opinion concerning e
ach concept reve
aled in the tr
agedy?