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The Births of Kings in 'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', by Sophocles
Title: The Births of Kings in 'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', by Sophocles
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 833 | Pages: 3.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Births of Kings in 'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', by Sophocles
The Birth of Kings
Two plays, 'Hamlet', written by William Shakespeare and 'Oedipus Rex', written by Sophocles share a common bond of illusion and innocence. The protagonists in both plays appear at the beginning only to have changed so that reality has broken through the illusion with less than desirable results for either. In these two plays, two kings must leave their innocence behind as the truth leads them first, to enlightenment and then to …showed first 75 words of 833 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 833 total…in this case, the light. This quotation, 'This punishment. That I have laid upon myself is just,' serves to tell us that Oedipus Rex believes he needs to be punished for his unjust deed.
In the end, a loss of innocence destroys both Hamlet and Oedipus Rex. Both Kings have lost their power and virtues. One has lost his life and the other has lost his vision. Their innocence protected them; their knowledge destroyed them.
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