Part one of term paper
In the play , it tells of a man who is forced by fate to live a life of lies and deceet. He is hounded by prophecy and cursed to a doomed existance. Aristotle had believed that was one of the penultimate tragedies of all time. Aristotle broke what he thought was the perfect tragic play into th ...

Part two of term paper
... his parents are not what he believes. And that he really has no idea who or what he is. The play follows recognition because, when the shepherd who saved Oedipus arrives, he finds out the truth behind his life and that he had fullifilled the prophecy. As the text states: " Shepherd: If you must be told then...they said it was Laios' child. but it is your wife who could tell you about that. (Text Omitted for space purposes) Shepherd: There had been prophecies... Oedipus: Tell me. ...