Jocasta

family causing his wife to commit suicide and Oedipus to stab his eyes. The drama that later occurs from this line leaves a great impact on the rest of the day. Teiresias leaves and Oedipus goes to Jocasta, his wife, to solve a dispute. He soon finds out of a prophecy that was mentioned to the late king. Jocasta says, “..and it told him that it was fate that he should die a victim at the…

In Little Brother, the main character Marcus is disrespectful for example his principal, since when is in trouble, “ [they] stared at each other across the desk. [The principle] clearly expected [Marcus] to fold the second he dropped the bomb on [him]. [He didn’t]” (Doctorow 4). Marcus does not feel the need to lower his eyes in respect of facing higher authority. Although, as life changes for Marcus he begins to realize that life is more than just technology, and having more power than everyone…

murder Oedipus refuses to accept his limits and continues the search for answers even as Jocasta pleads with him saying, “Stop - in the name of god, if you love your own life, call off this search! my suffering is enough.” (line 1163-1165) Oedipus, however, is blind to her suffering and responds saying, “I must know it all, see the truth at last.”(line 1168-1169) Thus, by murdering King Laius, Oedipus brought Jocasta, his children, and himself unimaginable…

The Roles of Fate and Free Will in “Antigone” Could Antigone avoided her punishment and lived a happy life with her fiance, Haemon? Could Creon avoided the path of grief and let Antigone live? “Antigone” was a play written by Sophocles around 441 B.C.; which tells the story of Antigone, the main character, disobeying her uncle’s, King Creon, proclamation. At the result of her stubbornness, Antigone kills herself, which triggers Haemon, son of Creon and Antigone’s fiance, and Eurydice,…

A boomerang produces the same results no matter how, where, or why it was thrown. It always comes back to the original location, even when consciously trying to alter its course. The end result is always predictable, like destiny. Destiny is like any greater force humans cannot see, hear, or touch. It leaves the world divided. Some people believe that outcomes are solely the product of choices. Others believe in a greater force that influences the decisions a person makes. However, a combination…

creature hails from Egyptian mythology, yet appears in a Greek tragedy. Unlike her place in Egyptian mythology, she is a conniving, female monster who terrorizes the people of Thebes. Before the play begins, Oedipus became the king of Thebes and married Jocasta because he defeated her by solving her riddle. In addition, she prevented Creon from discovering Laius’ murderer. Because of the sphinx, Oedipus’s past is unknown to most of the Thebans. She is not physically present in the play; however…

Antigone’s Love Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. In the beginning of the book, we find out that Antigone’s brothers have slaughtered each other in war. One of the brothers, Polyneices is considered a traitor and Creon, the king, refuses to give him a proper burial. Antigone decides to disobey the king and give her brother a proper burial. Antigone loves the idea of a noble death and it drives her decision-making at the end of her life. Her death had a major impact on the city and…

Is the play Oedipus about blindness or light? The play Oedipus Rex concerns itself with both blindness and light, it compares their literal and allegorical interpretations to discuss the main theme of the pursuit of knowledge. It is driven by the titular character Oedipus’ thirst for knowledge that ultimately ends up blinding him. In this essay I will bring into attention different interpretations of blindness and light used in the play and how one must be given up for the other to prevail.…

I agree Oedipus Rex is a story of fate versus free will. I believe Oedipus was hopeless from birth due to his father Laius, choosing to have a son although being aware of the consequences. He had the abilities to shape his own future to a certain extent but with his dreadful past of not knowing who his biological parents were and already making the mistakes of killing his father and marring his mother, I felt it was too late. During multiple times of the play, Oedipus was referred as "Oedipus…

Oedipus’s Status in “Oedipus Tyrannus” Oedipus Tyrannus is a play written by Sophocles; it interprets a plot of classical Greek myth. The oracle told Thebes’s ruler he will be killed by own son, which then will marry his mother. Parents decided to kill the child, Oedipus, but the slave did not fulfill the order. The man also found out about the prophecy and tried to avoid it. But his attempts led to totally opposite results: Oedipus killed his real father and married mother as a new ruler of…