Oedipus Rex Research Paper

If you were in Oedipus’ position, would you go through drastic measures to find out who your real parents are knowing that you have relationships with one of your parents or would you banish yourself from the kingdom after listening to Teiresias; believing him? The author Sophocles wrote an Athenian playwright called “Oedipus Rex” that was a tragedy of a king whose life was going fine for him at first and then, hit a bump which made everything get thrown off track. In the end, I believe Oedipus deserved what came to him and he learned his lesson about fate. Oedipus in the beginning of the story showed his true attitude of being powerful and showing traits of being treated like a king all of his life. While the people in the beginning are talking to the preacher, Oedipus comes out and
He seems to be hopeless at this point. “Curse on the man who took the cruel bonds from off my legs...had I died then I would not be so burdensome to friends (pg. 21).” This quote shows that he is starting to fully understand the truth about his life; even though he still does not want to believe it nor does he like it. He wishes death and does not care at this point what happens since he has to live with something he has done with his own hands. He is completely miserable and at first he was all about himself; now he does not care about anything that happens to him. “When he saw her he cried fearfully...he tore the brooches away from her and lifting them high dashed them on his own eyeballs (pg. 20).” He did not want people to see the truth or guilt in his eyes nor did he want to see it himself. He even thought that Jocasta did not anything to do with him. It seemed as though he did not want anything to do with life. He seemed depressed and it seems as if though the old Oedipus was no longer here and he now was a normal man bathing in this horrible