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Prometheus Bound Vs Oedipus Ty

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Oedipus Tyrannos by Sophocles relates closest to my own beliefs because I too believe that all humans are flawed. Sophocles displays both sides of humans, both good and bad human characteristics. The first event that shows Oedipus is a good human is when he defeats the Sphinx. Oedipus becomes flawed when he realizes that the topic “Who am I” becomes more important than the investigation of “Who killed Laius?”. The combination of Oedipus Tyrannos and Prometheus Bound using prophecies, relates to what I consider is known as karma. The aspect “what goes around comes around,” is seen when Oedipus’ karma hits him when he realizes he is the murderer of Laius and the son of Thane. He also realizes that marring and conceiving children with his own

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