Oedipus Tyrannus: The Most Important Choice
Introduction
"If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry" (Fiorina). Alternatively, if a defective and debilitated judgmental actions is made, those decisions can go astray. In Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus makes decisions in a flawed manner on his decision-making process. His fear of not knowing who the murderer of King Laius caused him to act unreasonably. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, one choice made all the influence; Oedipus’ decision to find King Laius’ murderer, had a bigger effect on the story.
Problem/Background
In the rising action of the story, Oedipus was keen to find the murderer of King Laius. In the other part of the play Jocasta …show more content…
Upon meeting him he told Oedipus about his identity, “Because polybus was no relative of yours”(Sophocles 23). Oedipus was an adopted child of Polybus. Oedipus was found by the messenger but claimed that it was the shepherd who handed Oedipus to him, “Yes he was a shepherd in the service of the king [Laius]” (Sophocles 24). The messenger claimed that he is given to him by a shepherd that works for King Laius. Jocasta refused Oedipus' decision to find the truth about his identity, "In the name of God, if you care at all for your own life you must not go on with this..." (Sophocles 24). Jocasta warned Oedipus that if he's concern for his existence, he must not go forward with this decision.
After the climax, all the information that Oedipus have receive, one by one they came together like a puzzle. His questions about his identity and his information about the killer of Laius came together. His determination to find the murderer of King Laius led him to unravel the secrets and truths about his true identity. His decision to find the murderer of his own father truly is the most important choice he’d made, “ Then I—I shall begin again. I shall not cease until I bring the truth to light” (Sophocles 5). Oedipus will commence anew and he will not finish until honesty is
Introduction
"If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry" (Fiorina). Alternatively, if a defective and debilitated judgmental actions is made, those decisions can go astray. In Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, Oedipus makes decisions in a flawed manner on his decision-making process. His fear of not knowing who the murderer of King Laius caused him to act unreasonably. In Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, one choice made all the influence; Oedipus’ decision to find King Laius’ murderer, had a bigger effect on the story.
Problem/Background
In the rising action of the story, Oedipus was keen to find the murderer of King Laius. In the other part of the play Jocasta …show more content…
Upon meeting him he told Oedipus about his identity, “Because polybus was no relative of yours”(Sophocles 23). Oedipus was an adopted child of Polybus. Oedipus was found by the messenger but claimed that it was the shepherd who handed Oedipus to him, “Yes he was a shepherd in the service of the king [Laius]” (Sophocles 24). The messenger claimed that he is given to him by a shepherd that works for King Laius. Jocasta refused Oedipus' decision to find the truth about his identity, "In the name of God, if you care at all for your own life you must not go on with this..." (Sophocles 24). Jocasta warned Oedipus that if he's concern for his existence, he must not go forward with this decision.
After the climax, all the information that Oedipus have receive, one by one they came together like a puzzle. His questions about his identity and his information about the killer of Laius came together. His determination to find the murderer of King Laius led him to unravel the secrets and truths about his true identity. His decision to find the murderer of his own father truly is the most important choice he’d made, “ Then I—I shall begin again. I shall not cease until I bring the truth to light” (Sophocles 5). Oedipus will commence anew and he will not finish until honesty is