Oedipus Response
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Oedipus Response
Oedipus Response
Anger
• “You scoundrel! You would enrage a lifeless stone. Will nothing move you? Speak out and make an end of it.” (20)
• Sophocles is implying a lot in this quote. It is read by the character of Oedipus and it is showing how quickly he seems to lose his temper even as a king.
• This was the first time in the book that we see Oedipus loose it and at that moment so much is learned about his character. He is easily angered, strong-willed, but at the same time this quote implies that he doesn’t know that he admits these qualities but the way he says “You would enrage a lifeless stone.” It almost seems as though he is...
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