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In the play Oedipus the King Sophocles portrays Oedipus as a hero all throughout the play. The rough times he was put through made him shine like a diamond in the rough. His discrepancies between intention and consequence in Oedipus the King are rather evident. ....

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.... from boy to king. Oedipus intended on avoiding letting the prophecy come true so he escaped from what he thought was his mother and father because he cared. In doing this he kills his father of birth, and then he frees the people of Thebes from the plague of the Sphinx and inherits the throne. It is no surprise Oedipus didn’t go insane. I guess to the result of this he gouged his eyes out. He did so many good things for his people and when it came time to find the killer of King Lais he did everything in his power to find them. He became his own worst enemy. "I am at the edge of hearing horrors, yes, but I must hear! Those words show that h ....