King Lear and Oedipus Rex

Term Essay: Final Draft ENG OA May 19, 2000 The suffering that occurs in both, King Lear and Oedipus Rex, is very similar. Suffering is the act of undergoing an event that is painful or unpleasant. The emotional and physical suffering that the characters in the plays go through are similar. In both plays, emotional suffering is caused by rejection from a family member and by growing madness, experienced by the protagonists, throughout the play. The physical …

…similar in ways of emotional suffering along with physical suffering. The emotional suffering consisted of family rejection and madness of the protagonist. The physical suffering was the plucking out of eyes and also the deaths of the protagonist’s loved ones. The physical suffering of the characters hurt them right away, but when they had time to realize what had happened they learn and become more aware of ways to better themselves in the future.