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How does the play Oedipus the King provide a catharsis?
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In dramatic terms a catharsis essentially refers to self-actualization based upon a sudden realization of previous escaped insight and knowledge. In most instances, a catharsis comes after a character has refused to accept this self-actualization and realization. In a way, a catharsis provides the “great change” that makes the ending worth waiting for. In Oedipus…
| genre | Legend,Arthurian Romance,Chivalric romance |
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| description | King Arthur was a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries. |
| quotations | “For to die with honor is far better than to live disgraced.” “‘Father-Kay- why do you kneel to me? “To see evil and call it good, mocks God. “For it is better that we slay a coward than through a coward be all slain.” ” “Ready my knights for battle. |
| information | Wife: Guinevere Movies and TV shows: Transformers: The Last Knight, Adventures of Sir Galahad Parents: Uther Pendragon, Igraine, Sir Ector, King Lot Horse: Llamrei (or Llamrai) is a horse of King Arthur. Welsh chronicles mention two names of horses owned by King Arthur. They are in the Tale of Culwich and Olwen. They attribute to Arthur a mare called Llamrei and another horse called Hengroen., Sister: Morgana, also called Morgaine or Morgan, is a staple figure of the Arthurian legend. Her relationship to Arthur varies but usually she is introduced as Arthur’s half-sister, the daughter of his mother Igraine and her first husband Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall. Age: On Uther’s death, the fifteen-year-old Arthur succeeds him as King of Britain and fights a series of battles, similar to those in the Historia Brittonum, culminating in the Battle of Bath., |
