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Oedipus the King: Dramatic Foreshadowing
`You are the curse, the corruption of the land!'. With these words,
Tiresias, a blind prophet in `Oedipus The King' set the actions in play
that would turn king to beggar within the day. Prophecy and foreshadowing
is an important part of playwriting, and adds an element of suspense that
is not possible any other way. Whether it be the witches of MacBeth, the
ramblings of Tiresia ....
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.... "Oedipus the King" was the story of the King of Thebes, Oedipus,
and his dark past history which no one, including himself to a point, was
aware of, one that involved abandonment, patricide and incest. Thebes was
beset by a plague, and a delegation was sent to Apollo, the Greek God of
healing, where they received instructions to find the murderer of the
previous king of Thebes, King Laius. This form of foreshadowing was
necessary for the s ....
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