Please ‘Oh God(Oedipus)’ Lead the Way
As a human being, everyone has had a situation where no matter how hard they try, things can never go their way. In some people’s eyes, this can be viewed as the individual making a mistake somewhere along the line. However, in the bigger picture, this is an example of fate. Fate can be defined as the “development of events beyond a person’s control(Merriam-Webster)” In Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, it is shown through the fate of the protagonist, Oedipus, that fate is inevitable, as no matter how hard an individual can try, God’s will always takes control. Throughout Tyrone Guthrie’s visual interpretation of Oedipus rex, this is shown from the beginning to the play to the end, as the audience can see fate …show more content…
This leads to the peripeteia of the character, to find out who he was born from compared to finding the killer of Laius. At this point, Oedipus’ wife, Jocasta, is completely aware of the situation and says to Oedipus “I implore you. Give up this search(703).” Instead of listening to his own wife, he continues his search of meaning. From this point the entire play goes down hill. Oedipus’ peripeteia causes him to learn that he was the murder and son of Laius, while being married to his own mother. His reaction of saying “Oh God” is a perfect statement to reflect his recognition of the situation. He realized that in the end, God was right, he tried to fight it but he did end up fulfilling his prophecy. Oedipus was aware that all of his curses and his original search for Laius killer was finished. The recognition of his own deeds and sins results in a complete reversal of Oedipus’ character. After the moment of realization, Oedipus’ costume becomes a subtle blood red color, which shows how his past self has possibly passed away. He ends up blinding himself and exiling himself from his own kingdom, as an act of catharsis, and redemption to the gods. This catharsis is perfect to show Oedipus giving up on Earthly aspects of his life. He gave up his kingdom, his eyesight, and ignorance and follows what he believes is what the Gods want him to do. This is even proven in W.B Yeats translation, when Oedipus gives into fate by stating that “I know nothing can destroy me,for I wait some incredible fate(964-965).” With a character as stubborn and as Earthly and Oedipus, his sudden belief in fate speaks a loud message. Oedipus becoming one to believe fate shows him giving up on trying to fight fate. He is acceptant of the fact that no matter
As a human being, everyone has had a situation where no matter how hard they try, things can never go their way. In some people’s eyes, this can be viewed as the individual making a mistake somewhere along the line. However, in the bigger picture, this is an example of fate. Fate can be defined as the “development of events beyond a person’s control(Merriam-Webster)” In Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, it is shown through the fate of the protagonist, Oedipus, that fate is inevitable, as no matter how hard an individual can try, God’s will always takes control. Throughout Tyrone Guthrie’s visual interpretation of Oedipus rex, this is shown from the beginning to the play to the end, as the audience can see fate …show more content…
This leads to the peripeteia of the character, to find out who he was born from compared to finding the killer of Laius. At this point, Oedipus’ wife, Jocasta, is completely aware of the situation and says to Oedipus “I implore you. Give up this search(703).” Instead of listening to his own wife, he continues his search of meaning. From this point the entire play goes down hill. Oedipus’ peripeteia causes him to learn that he was the murder and son of Laius, while being married to his own mother. His reaction of saying “Oh God” is a perfect statement to reflect his recognition of the situation. He realized that in the end, God was right, he tried to fight it but he did end up fulfilling his prophecy. Oedipus was aware that all of his curses and his original search for Laius killer was finished. The recognition of his own deeds and sins results in a complete reversal of Oedipus’ character. After the moment of realization, Oedipus’ costume becomes a subtle blood red color, which shows how his past self has possibly passed away. He ends up blinding himself and exiling himself from his own kingdom, as an act of catharsis, and redemption to the gods. This catharsis is perfect to show Oedipus giving up on Earthly aspects of his life. He gave up his kingdom, his eyesight, and ignorance and follows what he believes is what the Gods want him to do. This is even proven in W.B Yeats translation, when Oedipus gives into fate by stating that “I know nothing can destroy me,for I wait some incredible fate(964-965).” With a character as stubborn and as Earthly and Oedipus, his sudden belief in fate speaks a loud message. Oedipus becoming one to believe fate shows him giving up on trying to fight fate. He is acceptant of the fact that no matter