Oedipus Rex is a story of fate, fortune, lightness, darkness, and how our refusal to see the truth in life can hurt us greatly. It is important to see what every theme’s meaning is in this tale what story the director wishes to tell. In the story of the great ruler of Thebes, Oedipus has ordered his brother-in-law, Creon, to go to the house of Apollo to ask an oracle how to end the plague spreading throughout Thebes. Creon returns with the good news that the plague will leave Thebes once the killer of the previous king, Laius, is found. Laius, the former husband of Jocasta, now Oedipus’s wife is being searched diligently when Oedipus discovers the raw truth. He was the killer of his father, Laius, and consequently married his own mother. After
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With this being said, I will use a color that represents these types of adjectives. In the beginning of the play, the opening lines show Oedipus as a kind, warm-hearted father to the people of his land that is in need of salvation from the plague. (Gould 49) Therefore, I have decided to use the color purple to depict dignity in this scene. According to The Psychology of color, “[Purple] Symbolizes royalty and dignity and can be mournful, yet soft and lonely” (Peterson). The royal connotation of purple represents him as a ruler and his dignity to care for the people of his city. The mourning connotation of purple represents the death that has ravaged through his own city. Unfortunately, this all powerful ruler comes with a character flaw of delusion when faced with a threat against …show more content…
For example, in a book by Shigenari Kawashima, when Oedipus is “at the height of his delusion” when Oedipus tells Creon that he wants him dead, the chorus sides with Creon and will give up on the city of Thebes “if the evil of the fight between the two is added to the evil of Thebes’ plague.” (45). After this, Oedipus decides on letting Creon go. I interpret this moment as Oedipus’s first official moment when he becomes tyrannical, and with that involves more threating, brash colors from this point in the story on out, to benefit the hard-hitting emotional impact the director sees for this play. One of the main colors I have decided to include within this change in color pallet is
With this being said, I will use a color that represents these types of adjectives. In the beginning of the play, the opening lines show Oedipus as a kind, warm-hearted father to the people of his land that is in need of salvation from the plague. (Gould 49) Therefore, I have decided to use the color purple to depict dignity in this scene. According to The Psychology of color, “[Purple] Symbolizes royalty and dignity and can be mournful, yet soft and lonely” (Peterson). The royal connotation of purple represents him as a ruler and his dignity to care for the people of his city. The mourning connotation of purple represents the death that has ravaged through his own city. Unfortunately, this all powerful ruler comes with a character flaw of delusion when faced with a threat against …show more content…
For example, in a book by Shigenari Kawashima, when Oedipus is “at the height of his delusion” when Oedipus tells Creon that he wants him dead, the chorus sides with Creon and will give up on the city of Thebes “if the evil of the fight between the two is added to the evil of Thebes’ plague.” (45). After this, Oedipus decides on letting Creon go. I interpret this moment as Oedipus’s first official moment when he becomes tyrannical, and with that involves more threating, brash colors from this point in the story on out, to benefit the hard-hitting emotional impact the director sees for this play. One of the main colors I have decided to include within this change in color pallet is