Topic sentence Sophocles describes Oedipus as a man of high stature.
CLAIM-. First he has a political stature. QUOTE-The priest says, “Oedipus, you most respected king, we plead with you to find us a cure” (6). EXPLANATION -In other words, the priest refers to him as a most respected king, and he must assume his responsibility as the king. The author emphasizes this by showing a pleading tone of voice. In addition he has intellectual stature.
First he has a political stature. The priest says, “Oedipus, you most respected king, we plead with you to find us a cure” (6). In other words, the priest refers to him as a most respected king, and he must assume his responsibility as the king. The author emphasizes this by showing a pleading tone of voice. In addition he has intellectual stature.
Example of sandwich paragraph-Sophocles describes Oedipus as a man of high stature. First he has a political stature. The priest says, “Oedipus, you most respected king, we plead with you to find us a cure” (6). In other words, the priest refers to him as a most respected king, and he must assume his responsibility as the king. The author emphasizes this by showing a pleading tone of voice. In addition he has intellectual stature.The priest mentions Oedipus’s past solved riddle when he says, "for it was you… who disenthralled us from the sphinx.... You raised us up again and made us sound”(6). Specifically, this quote shows Oedipus intelligence by pointing out the moment when he solved the riddle.The author emphasizes this idea by making the priest recount the moment he saved them all from a previous disaster. The author also sets up the priest speech in a pleading way that symbolizes the towns dependent on Oedipus, as if he is the only one he can save them from this riddle. In addition, he has moral stature. He says, “I know too well, you are all sick, yet sick, not one sick as I. Your pain is single… mine is treble anguish crying out for the city, for myself, for you”(7). Here, oedipus says this because he knows that helping the city is the right thing to do. He feels how sick the people are and feels their pain.
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Note- when showing the quote please follow format “Oedipus, you most respected king, we plead with you to find us a cure” (6).
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-In addition
-Also
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-However
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