How Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Proves that the True Hero is Always a Tragic Hero

In this essay on Greek tragic heroes, the student mines Oedipus Rex for the definition of a hero. The student identifies valor, strength, and intellect, as demonstrated in great deeds, as the key heroic components in Greek drama.

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"This is off to a good start, and the conversations between the text and critical commentary show good engagement with the broader field. I recommend using a reverse outline to get a bird's eye view of the current organization and order of the discussion. As a related task, consider the purpose of building out some of the body paragraphs around a direct quotation -- I recommend investigating ways to weave those into your analysis so that the quotes don't end up dictating the structure. Taking control of the material will also further strengthen ethos.

Another task will be to trim and streamline plot summary, such as in the third-to-last paragraph, which becomes overburdened with reference to plot details. Think of how you define your audience in this case; I tend toward an audience that knows the text but needs reminders. Re-narrating plot and action should be used for rhetorical purposes, where the chosen details facilitate a particular reading. And later down the road, proofread -- watch out for spacing between quotations and the parentheticals, many of which run into each other in the current draft."

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("How Sophocles' Oedipus Rex Proves that the True Hero is Always a Tragic Hero.")

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