Jocasta

In "Oedipus the king" there has been a great demonstration and emphasis of symbolism throughout lines 741-1228. Overlapping between HTRLLAP. In which these symbols have an influence providing a great significance to the text, providing a greater understanding, and the symbols that are used within the text are emphasized in objects, figures and colors used to represent abstract ideas and concepts. In HTRLLAP the author emphasized how symbols are not so neat to work with "the thing referred to is…

true evil of man is incorrect because every unjust measure taken had moral reason behind it. What the other team covers is the mere surface of what happened; they did not dig deep and look at the case in its entirety. Though the death of Laius and Jocasta was Oedipus’ fault directly, it wasn’t in the situation as a whole. As was said earlier, it was prophesied. From the start, Oedipus tries his best to save his town, all out of the good of his heart. Any amoral ruler could have kept from going…

what creature walks on four legs, then two, then three? Oedipus answers: mankind, who crawls, then walks, then uses a cane. This answer is correct, and the Sphinx kills itself. Oedipus becomes a famous liberator and marries the late king's wife, Jocasta. After years of happy rule, a terrible plague hits the land. An oracle decrees that the only way for the plague to end would be to punish King Laius's killer. Oedipus seeks the truth, but a prophet tells Oedipus that he himself is the killer. A…

Stephen Ofori Tuffuor WCU ID: 874618 Professor Ayan Gangopadhyay January 27th 2016 Week Two Journal Entry January 27th, today we began reading the classical Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. This story really has an interesting plot; it unfolds as Oedipus becomes king of Thebes, a king whose hubris and hamartia makes him more ignorant and blind to the truth about his fate the gods had sealed for him. In this pagan and ancient tragedy, the city of Thebes is besieged with a plague, king…

predicament. Oedipus the King is a play written by Sophocles, it was first performed around 492 BC. This Athenian tragedy is about a king named Oedipus and his story of how he killed his father, the previous king Laius and lead to marrying his own mother, Jocasta. Minority Report is a science fiction movie that debuted in 2002, written by Frank and Cohen. This movie is about a man named John Anderton who works in a pre-crime unit which helps stop murders before they happen, Anderton is predicted…

intentions loyal, whereas the other is against his home, Eteocles and Polyneices, and at last their untimely and poetic murder of one another on the battlefield. Creon, the new king after Antigone’s father, Oedipus, and husband to Oedipus’ sister Jocasta, proclaims a law stating and condemning anyone who decides to bury the traitorous Polyneices from where his body lies in the fields. “Polyneices, who broke his exile to come back with fire and sword against his native city and the shrines of his…

How Fate Can Influence Free-will In the play, Oedipus Rex, written by Sophocles, Laius received a prophecy stating that his son would murder him and lay with his wife. This prophecy directly influenced Laius's decision making on how to raise his son. Laius had his son exiled from Thebes to die. Laius's son now named Oedipus was saved from death so both Laius's and Oedipus's fate would come to fruition. The prophecy sent from Apollo, god of light and music, led Oedipus to make decisions such as…

is being self-centered and arrogant because he cares more about himself, but also wants to help the people of Thebes who are cursed by the plague. In the play, a messenger informs Oedipus that Polybus is dead and his reaction to this isn’t normal. Jocasta said, “Yet this news of your father is wonderful”(Sophocles 51). This quote shows that Oedipus doesn’t care much about his “father’s” death. It was great news to Oedipus because Oedipus didn’t kill his “father”, so Oedipus believes and tells…

Antigone has the difficulty of deciding whether burying her brother is worth the risk of death. It all started when Oedipus and Jocasta both committed suicide because they realized that Jocasta was Oedipus’ mom. Since Oedipus was the leader of Thebes, they had to appoint a new leader. Usually, the father’s son would be the one to take over the city according to the Greek culture. However, Oedipus has two sons: Polynices and Eteocles. They decided that they would split off leading the town.…

children, so that could only mean one thing...He is married to his mother. Not only is he married to her, but he also has children with her. Oedipus delivered the message back to Jocasta, his mother and also his wife, and it was too much for her to take. She was determined it wasn’t true, but it was. Oedipus and Jocasta were both embarrassed and weren’t sure what to do. Most importantly, they didn’t know how they were going to tell their kids. It wasn’t long after they received the bad news that…