What is the narrative structure of Oedipus Rex? Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

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should also take into account, when considering the structure of , that it was a classical Greek
.  Aristotle, in his work Poetics, is credited with defining this specific
dramatic form. He wrote:

A tragedy is the imitation of an
action that is serious and also,as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and
pleasurable language;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity
andfear, wherewith to accomplish aof these emotions.

So,
by definition, the structure of a Tragedy was meant to incite an audience to "pity and
fear" in order to have a cathartic moment of release instigated by the fall of the tragic
hero.

The fall is key to the successful narrative structure of the play,
because, by definition, it must inspire pity and fear in the audience.  Oedipus is generally
considered one of the most "perfect" tragic heroes.  The pity is inspired by Oedipus'
true and unrelenting desire to find the person...