Detective Work in Famous Literature 
.... Immediately, Oedipus uses all his kingly power to find the
killer of
Laius, not knowing, at first, that the
killer is himself. When ....
(1498
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Oedipus the King
.... In addition, Oedipus should not have killed himself because to do so would have been to defy the very curse he himself vowed against the
killer of
Laius. ....
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Oedipus the King Themes
.... What stopped you from tracking down the
killer then and there?" (166). He vows angrily to himself find the
killer of
Laius, as the gods knew he would (167). ....
(1755
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Tragedy of OedipusThe King
.... Upon hearing the news, Oedipus announces that he will hunt down
Laius'
killer without mercy in order to save his kingdom, declaring "It falls on me then. ....
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Themes of Arrogance & Denial in Oedipus the King
.... Upon hearing the news, Oedipus announces that he will hunt down
Laius'
killer without mercy in order to save his kingdom, declaring "It falls on me then. ....
(1646
7
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Fate and Oedipus
.... remembered that the role of fate in Oedipus' life did not begin with the priest's speech (which set the king on the hunt for the
killer of
Laius), but rather ....
(1795
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Sophocles' Oedipus the King
.... he will find the murderer, and that the murder can even declare himself to be the
killer: "Whoever has clear knowledge of the man/ who murdered
Laius, . . . ....
(1488
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The idea of the Oedipus complex
.... that Thebes is having: a plague, attributed to the failure to avenge the death its king,
Laius. The new king, Oedipus, is determined to find the
killer and end ....
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.... to Oedipus's willingness to be struck by misfortune, Teiresias calls for the gods to end his gift of prophecy if he is mistaken about the
killer of
Laius (39). ....
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Use of Irony in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
.... There is also a great deal of irony exhibited by Oedipus' search for his father's
killer. Unbeknownst to him, Oedipus is the murderer of former King
Laius. ....
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The Interpretation of Dreams (Freud)
.... Oedipus may intend that he is what he says, even though, as it turns out when his identity as
Laius's killer is revealed, he is not who he thinks he is. ....
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Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
.... Oedipus may intend that he is what he says, even though, as it turns out when his identity as
Laius's killer is revealed, he is not who he thinks he is. ....
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Irony in The Wild Duck and Oedipus the King
.... Oedipus' words contradict what we know when he vows to get the
killer and benefit .... distant relative, but for my own sake...acting on behalf of
Laius, I benefit ....
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