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Discuss the significance of the roles of slaves in King Oedipus, the…
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the slaves are thrust into the background (the shepherd on pg 204 asks to be sent far far away after laius' death)
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compassion
oedipus is very tyrannical and cruel throughout most of the play, the only time that oedipus shows any sort of compassion is when he's lamenting his daughter's fate and asking for his wife to be buried properly - in this manner, he is reduced to a slave?
what does it mean to be a slave? to not be free, but rather to be compelled to follow someone else's commands your entire life
oedipus tries to be free - he tries to defy fate by gaining knowledge and then, having gained it, running away and staying away from his "parents".
however, fate is eventually his undoing - he cannot escpae it, no matter how hard he tries - therefore, he is a SLAVE To fate (even Jocasta and Laius try to escape fate but they fail)
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