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Antimatter

1 PERMEATING EFFECTS OF RELIGION.
When comparing the two works "Oedipus the king" by Sophocles and Henrik
Ibsens "Ghosts", it is at first hard to believe that they have anything in
common. But when performing a deeper study of the plays, one will find at least
one common topic. The permeation in society of religion.
I will in this essay thus try to show how religion permeates society in the
Greek tragedy "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles and Norwegian drama "Ghosts" by
Ibsen.

These two works are very different due to them being written at different
times and in completely different settings. The writers have dissimilar
understanding of the role of God, and this is reflected in the ...

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the reader, giving them life and depth.

In "Oedipus the King" one meets a society which believes in direct
communications with the gods. Each god was worshipped for their special ability
and strength. In the play gods by the names of: Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite and
Athena amongst others are mentioned. The people of the ancient Greek world
communicated to their gods through oracles. The oracles were highly pious
people who were thought to have a close tie to the gods, and received
prophetess of what was going to happen in the future. In "Oedipus Rex" the
oracle most often mentioned is the oracle of Delphi, which is one of the best
know to the modern world.
During the action of the play, when Oedipus realises what he has done, he begs
the gods for forgiveness. He turns directly to them with his grief and horror,
and then stabs out his own eyes as means of punishment towards himself. In an
indirect way he blames the gods for what has happened, but also to lead ...

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