Unraveling the Oedipus Myth: Exploring Cross-Cultural Parallels

Name Professor Course Code Date OEDIPUS THE KING RESEARCH PAPER (PART II) Article 1 Edmunds, Lowell. “Oedipus in Burma.” The Classical World, vol. 90, no. 1, 1996, pp. 15–22, https://doi.org/10.2307/4351896. Accessed 8 Apr. 2022. by [Name] Question &Answer What is the Thesis or Argument of the Article? Cite this thesis or Argument in Quotation from the article. The article uses a comparative approach entailing the Oedipus myth and the Burmese story. The article's thesis is: “This paper will show how two stories, one Greek and one Burmese, have used less or more of the same narrative material differently. What primary evidence does the author use to support the Argument? The author uses five motifs to prove the reality of the Argument. They include; riddle solving, monster-slaying, incestuous marriage, abandonment of both protagonists (Oedipus and Pauk) in their childhood, and intelligence of both parties in solving the riddles. Do you believe the Author makes a good, solid case for the Argument? Why or why not? What could cause the Argument better, in your opinion? The author well manifests the evidence attributed to the Argument. The evidence provides meaningful conclusions that the Oedipus and the Burmese stories are correlated in their narration. The Argument is well simplified and written to show how the two stories have mutual aspects. The Argument is the use of narrative material in different ways, and so has the author of this article done. What did you learn about Oedipus the King from reading the article? The king had a happy ending in the story. Although Oedipus was an outcasted child, he managed to beat against all odds and survived to sit on the throne. Oedipus was thrown by his parents but rescued by Polybus the King, and learning of the prophecy attributed t him, he fled, killing his father on the way and marrying his mother. Oedipus was fulfilling a prophecy; he had no wrong motives for his parents. His acts were innocent, and the force of death was driving him. He ended up living a good life. How do you intend to use the Argument in the Research Paper Part III? (Which of the Five Character Traits of the Tragic Hero best fits the Argument in the article?) In part three, the argument will be used to explain various Greek mythologies about Oedipus, the king. The hero’s flaws or effects inevitably lead to his downfall. Anger and Bad Temper lead to his biological father, Laius, without consent. Summary [Author] uses a comparative approach to the Oedipus myth using the traditional stories and myths of other cultures in Greek to research what is known in Greek mythology. The comparative method, in this case, talks more about the Oedipus myth. The myth has been told to the Greeks for centuries. In 'Oedipus the King,' Sophocles is the main source of analyzing the Oedipus myth. Sphinx is a monster told in the Oedipus myth. The monster was a nuisance t the people of Thebes since it killed them when they were unable to solve its riddles. Oedipus manages to solve the riddle, and the monster kills herself; Oedipus is awarded by the Thebans, a recently widowed queen in marriage. This act of intelligence graces the theme of the story. Sophocles ‘Oedipus the King manifests the consultation of the Delphi oracle, a prophecy that Oedipus would kill his father, Laius. Edmund attributes that the Oedipus story is told differently in its narration. Most importantly, the story of the Sphinx is omitted in most Greek mythologies. The riddle solving and monster-slaying is rare in most works that concern Greek mythol