how they provide support for their husbands and families‚ and also the impact of the period of time in which the text was written. The main female character from Sophocles’ play‚ King Oedipus‚ in fact the only female character present‚ is Jocasta. Jocasta is the wife of Oedipus. She is exposed as a compassionate‚ competent and loyal woman to her husband; telling him “I will do nothing other than you wish”. This is‚ of course‚ when she is unaware of the truth regarding Oedipus. Throughout the
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to confront Oedipus about his accusations‚ and Oedipus demands that he be killed. The chorus convince him to let Creon live‚ and Jocasta‚ Oedipus’ wife‚ enters and tells them to knock off all this commotion. She tells him not to pay attention to any prophets and tells him about an oracle which never came true. It said that Laius would be murdered by his son. Jocasta mentions that Laius was killed by bandits at a crossroads on the way to Delphi. Oedipus asks about it and becomes worried that Teiresias
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World Literature - Reader Response Log - Oedipus Rex Section|Line(s) |Questions|Reader’s Commentary|| Prologue|1-150|1. Describe the dramatic purpose of the Prologue.|The prologue sets the atmosphere of Oedipus Rex‚ and gets the reader interested.|| |8|2. How does Oedipus characterize himself in line 8?|He sees himself as famous to all men.|| |25-30|3. Describe the conditions in Thebes as depicted by the Priest in lines 25-30.|There is disease infecting the fruit and cattle of their land‚ and
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their life‚ whether that is on a positive or negative result. Oedipus was destined to kill his father‚ marry‚ and have children with his mother‚ Jocasta‚ and be blind to the truth until he becomes physically blind. Oedipus’s parents learned about his fate once he was born‚ but to keep the prophecy from happening his parents had him chained up. Jocasta told Oedipus about the oracle she was told when her child was born‚ “..‚ before our child was three days old‚ Laius pinned his ankles tight together
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messenger in scene IV arrives unexpectedly. His role is to bring Oedipus the news that his father‚ Polybus‚ has died‚ and now the people of Corinth want Oedipus to rule over them as king. The messenger is seemingly informal yet polite when he addresses Jocasta. He states in so many words that he has some good news and some bad news. First‚ he tells her what he seems to think is the “good” news—the people of Corinth want Oedipus as their king. When asked why Polybus is no longer in power‚ the messenger casually
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meets the first of the five criteria because Oedipus the son of Laius‚ who was king of Thebes. Is the main protagonist and within his character lies a tragic flaw. This tragic flaw is of course Oedipus killing his father Laius‚ and then marrying Jocasta‚ his mother. Oedipus and the rest of the characters discover this mistake that was actually made long‚ long ago and cannot be reversed. He unintentionally is the architect of his own downfall. The strengths that once lead him to solve the riddle behind
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In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex‚ King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes become aware of one of their childen’s supposed fate – that he will kill his father and marry his mother. In awareness of this fate‚ they release one of their children‚ Oedipus‚ and abandon him in hopes that this fate will never come to pass. After Oedipus is taken in as a bastard child to another king‚ Polybus‚ he grows up to become the king of Thebes‚ after Laius‚ marrying Jocasta. However‚ during his rule‚ Thebes is inflicted with
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Major Works Data Sheet Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Title: Oedipus Rex Author: Sophocles Date of Publication: believed to have been written in 430 B.C. Genre: tragedy Biographical Information about the Author: Sophocles was born in 495 B.C. in Athens‚ Greece. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and therefore grew up in the upper class of Athens. He competed in many writing competitions including the competition at the Theatre of Dionysos. He won‚ defeating Aeschylus
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destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” (Jean de la Fontaine)‚ a sobering reminder of the extent to which Oedipus and his parents‚ Jocasta and Laius from the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles fight a predetermined course plotted for them by the gods and written by the oracles‚ only for it to transpire tragically. Despite the inevitability of destiny Oedipus‚ Laius and Jocasta defy fate with the entirety of their being‚ for to acknowledge the lack of free will is to live in anguish. Both Oedipus and his
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killed his Laius. Not only did he kill him‚ but Laius was actually his father and Jocasta‚ his wife‚ was his mother. Jocasta then hangs herself and Oedipus gouges his eyes out resulting in the prophecy being completed that was bestowed upon Oedipus at his birth. Jocasta is quoted saying‚ “for your sake‚ I want the best for you!” (1171). Oedipus then replies with‚ “Your best is more than I can bear”
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