What Does Oedipus Represent

Oedipus is the character represented in my mask. First of all, the background of my mask is black to represent his dark and negative life. On top of the black background, I have a serpent's tail to represent when Oedipus solved the riddle of the Sphinx. Oedipus saved the city of Thebes from famine by getting rid of the Sphinx. The people of Thebes praised Oedipus by saying, “You saved us Faron the Sphinx, the flirty singer, and the tribute,” everyone is so happy that Oedipus arrived, so much that they want to make him king. (Oedipus.Prologue.38-39) This leads into my next component of my mask, a crown, but instead of it being on the top of his head it is stretched to his chin. I chose to do this because he became king of Thebes in an upside down way. Most people do not become king after killing their father unintentionally, …show more content…
He is unaware of his actions throughout the entire play. The eyebrows on the other hand show his concerned side, he is concerned for himself as well as the people on Thebes which shows that he cares. Both the mouth and the eyebrows show two completely opposite character traits of Oedipus. The eyes represent the end of the story when he stabs his eyes out with his wife/mom’s jewelry. He cannot stand facing his fears no more and wants to run away from his own fears and even his own life. Oedipus says, “ The pain of the spikes where I had sight, The flooding pain Of memory, never to be gouged out.” (Oedipus.Exodus.Strophe 1.94/96) I also added geometric shapes to show that Oedipus is not the smartest, I colored these shapes using the three primary colors: red,blue, and yellow. I also added a simple circle for the nose. There are feet on the cheek bone because he ran away from who he thought were his real parents, to avoid the prophecy. However, this only got him into more trouble and led to his fate