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Oedipus the King by Sophocles

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nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

itsredstew's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

manha10's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this for my theatre class. I thought that I would have a hard time understanding the language since it was written around 420 BCE and I have a hard time understanding Shakespeare. BUT IT WAS SO EASY TO READ which I did not expect and the story was so tragic. I have heard of the Oedipus complex so I kind of predicted that Jocasta was his mother but the events that occurred at the end were heartbreaking. There were a lot of good life lessons in this play which I appreciated such as to live in the present, you have free will, not to let go of good friends in an instant, etc. I also watched the production which I would highly recommend (the 1957 British one) as it had great costumes and acting. I enjoyed it!

melis_246's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

caitlynelise's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mydearlybeloathed's review against another edition

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4.0

incestuous rex--sorry, oedipus rex is the best tragedy i've read.

was this the hamilton for ancient greece? it's a play about a historical figure with singing. so i think this is the hamilton of antiquity.