The story of Oedipus was a well-known myth even in ancient Greece, with variations and fragments recorded as far back as Homer in the 8th century BCE. Sophocles consistently toys with this foreknowledge to underpin the question of Oedipus’ actual intellect and perceptiveness to the audience and to highlight his apparent hubris, a sign that would signal to the audience Oedipus’ eventual
The story of Oedipus was a well-known myth even in ancient Greece, with variations and fragments recorded as far back as Homer in the 8th century BCE. Sophocles consistently toys with this foreknowledge to underpin the question of Oedipus’ actual intellect and perceptiveness to the audience and to highlight his apparent hubris, a sign that would signal to the audience Oedipus’ eventual