Oedipus Rex
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Lines 1-340 Lines 341-708 Lines 709-997 Lines 998-1310 Lines 1311-1680
Themes
All Themes Fate vs. Free Will Guilt and Shame Sight vs. Blindness Finding Out the Truth Action vs. Reflection
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Oedipus Creon Tiresias Jocasta The Chorus A Messenger A Shepherd
Symbols
All Symbols Triple crossroad Swollen ankles
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Dramatic Irony Ethos Foil Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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Oedipus Rex Literary Devices

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