In the play Oedipus the King, Sophocles has Oedipus use the metaphor of calling his people “my children”(1,6) to compare Oedipus' citizens to his children, which in result, has a couple effects. First, it puts his people in a lesser position than him because children are seen in a lesser position than parents or adults and by doing that, he has more power. Second, it gives his people a sense of helplessness, which means that that would put Oedipus in a position of having to protect and provide for…
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