Similarities Between Jasta And Oedipus

The first link in the story is produced when the gods tell Laius and Jocasta that their newborn son is destined to kill his father as well as marry his mother. (Sophocles 1021) Following along in the story Laius and Jocasta give orders to the Shepard to abandon the child in the wilderness, instead of killing him. (Sophocles 1051). The Shepard decides that he cannot leave Oedipus knowing that he will die, and as an alternative gives him to a Shepard that resides in Corinth. (Sophocles 1051) The Corinthian Shepard takes Oedipus to Corinth and gives the baby to King Polybus and Queen Merope. (Sophocles 1052) Later on in the story Oedipus is taunted by a drunk man informing him that he is not really his father’s son. (Sophocles 1021) Going along …show more content…
(Sophocles 1021) When Oedipus hears this he establishes he must leave Corinth and travel far away to prevent the prophecy from becoming legitimate. (Sophocles 1021) While he is travelling Oedipus encounters a group of strangers. A brawl is initiated and Oedipus slaughters all but one of the strangers. (Sophocles 1050) Once Oedipus arrives in Thebes, he discovers a city besieged by a Sphinx. Oedipus solves the Sphinx’s riddle and in doing so causing the monster to commit suicide. (Sophocles 1021) The people of Thebes are incredibly impressed and as a result ask him to marry their Queen who was widowed because of her husband’s …show more content…
The cause of the king’s death was sickness in age and proved that Oedipus had nothing to do with his death. Relieved that the first part of the prophecy being fake he begins to question the part of fearing he will marry his mother. Jocasta tries to convince Oedipus to no longer worry about it because the death of his father proved the prophecy to be fake. As the two are talking the messenger interrupts them to tell Oedipus that Merope is not his real mother. He informs Oedipus that he was brought to the king and queen by a