Assignment:
Directions: Write a 3 to 4 pg. essay on the following topic. Be persuasive in outlining your criticism/interpretation. One must incorporate 1-2 sources from scholarly journals. Must adhere to MLA guidelines.
Write an essay on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex. Is Oedipus to blame? Using events from the play what can we say about free-will and responsibility? Lastly, how much does fate play a role in what transpires in the play? Be thorough in your response.
References
Pack, Roger A. "Fate, Chance, and Tragic Error." The American Journal of Philology, vol. 60, no. 3, 1939, pp. 350-356. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/291299. Accessed 24 Mar. 2021.
Griffith, R. Drew. "Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in Sophocles' ‘Oedipus the King.'" Phoenix, vol. 47, no. 2, 1993, pp. 95-114. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1088579. Accessed 24 Mar. 2021.
Readings:
1. Oedipus Pharmakos? Alleged Scapegoating in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King"
Author(s): R. Drew Griffith
2. Fate, Chance, and Tragic Error
Author(s): Roger A. Pack