King Oedipus - Character Outline

King Oedipus

•Characters to Discuss

•Oedipus

–Son

–Husband

–Father

–Brother

–King

–Prince

–Killer (Criminal)

–Life saver

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•Oedipus

–Identity Crisis

–Psychological Complexity

–Dual Characteristics

–Fate Vs. Freewill

–Sight Vs. Blindness

–Sainthood Vs. Criminality

–Creator Vs. Destroyer

–Bless Vs. Curse

–Complex Relationship

–Arrogant, Adamant, Determined

–Conflict between

•Inner World and Outer World 

•Psychological World and Social World

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•Oedipus

•Abolishing the demarcation of

–Social Structure

–Social Ideology

–Social Relationship

–Social Morality / Taboo / Immorality

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•Portrayal of Masculine Power

–Creator / Destroyer

–Prosperity / Ruin

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•Oedipus

•Exertion of Patriarchal Domination

–Ability to punish Self

–Reconstructing / Reforming Psyche (Self & Mind)

–Fragile in core but Strong in periphery

–Consequence of flaws

–Reconciliation

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•   Life of Oedipus

•Two Parts –

–Before Blindness and After Blindness

»Sight            and   Blind

»Blind           and   Sight

»Unconscious and Conscious (of Conscience)

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•Oedipus

•As a Tragic Hero

•As a Victim

•As a Man of Mystery