Jocasta

Outline I. Introduction with thesis a. The fall of a prideful king to a humbled man II. Summary of the story including plot and climax a. Plot – Oedipus discovers that he has fulfilled the prophecy b. Climax – when he is convinced of his guilt and Jocasta hanged herself III. Character description including critiques from outside sources IV. Relationship with other characters in the story V. Apollos writings and how they relate VI. Conclusion Beard 1 Tiffani Beard N. Risch…

previous king’s wife, Jocasta, and has four children with her. When the messenger and shepherd confirm that Laius was Oedipus’ father, Jocasta hangs herself and Oedipus stabs his eyes out. The shepherd and messenger are to blame for the downfall of Oedipus because they both contributed to the survival of Oedipus and the discovery of who Oedipus’ actual parents were. If the messenger and shepherd had killed Oedipus when he was younger, the Greek tragedy would not have occurred and Jocasta and…

son is going to kill him and marry is wife. “Oedipus the King,” a play by Sophocles, is a tragedy taking place at around 430 B.C.. Oedipus, the main character in this story, is the King of Thebes. When he was younger, his parents, King Laius and Jocasta, pinned his feet together (Oedipus meaning “swollen-foot”), and sent him away to his death but he was given to King Polybus in Corinth, where he later finds out what the prophecy is (Sophocles vi). “Know Thyself” is an important statement when it…

lack and pursuit of knowledge serve to bring suffering upon his immediate family members, emphasizing that wisdom does not always lead to happiness and success. As a product of his desperate attempts to gain awareness of his past, Oedipus causes Jocasta to go through an insurmountable level of misfortune. Oedipus first exposes her to this anguish when revealing inadvertently that he is her son. In response, hoping to save him from her own source of torment, she pleads, “Stop-in the name of god,…

Shepherd after Jocasta has fled, “O god—all come true, all burst to light. O light—let me know look my last on you! I stand revealed at last—cursed in my birth, cursed in marriage, cursed in the lives I cut down with these hands” (Soph. 125-26).Further continuing on in a soliloquy “Marriages! O marriage, you gave me birth, and once you brought me into the world you brought my sperm rising back, springing to light… The blackest man a thing can do, I have done them all”(Soph.…

Truth is evident deep down in both Oedipus The King and Antigone. Although based in similar origins, the truth differs between the two plays. In Oedipus The King, the ignorant characters search for a truth right under their noses leading to destruction, while in Antigone there is an obsession with universal truth and humanity’s view of it. In Oedipus the King, Oedipus’s very act of searching for the truth brings about his demise. The role of truth is for Oedipus and his family to learn a…

In the play, “Oedipus Tyrannus” the author, Sophocles, illustrated how fate and free will could determine one 's destiny. Sophocles revolve the core of this play around fate and free will. Sophocles is a well-known tragedian who wrote more than one-hundred Greek dramas for Greek festivals. His plays have entertained countless people in Greek carnivals while made his intended audience to become acquainted with Athens’ government, social forms as well as its’ religion. In this play the main…

The Herald from Corinth tells Jocasta, about Polybus’ death and that the Corinthians want Oedipus to be their king. Oedipus later finds out that Polybus is dead, so he knows that part of the prophecy wasn't true, but he still fears the prophecy. Herald tells Oedipus that Meropi and Polybus are not his true parents, which really surprises him. Jocasta feels horror and dread as she realizes the truth of Oedipus’ identity, but she still wants…

Oedipus the King, one of the three plays from Sophocles stories, a story full of mysteries and thrillers.. From the passage provided (208-210), Jocasta, questions her own morals and religion with the Gods after she find out about her own husband and son, Oedipus. The importance of Gods and their prophecies play an important role just as wisdom in knowledge in this passage. God’s decide prophecies and prophecies decide the characters fate, whether or not to carry out this fate is partially in the…

result Oedipus accuses Creon, so Creon defends himself. Jocasta then stands up for Creon to Oedipus and convinces Oedipus to banish him instead of killing him. Next Oedipus complains to Jocasta about Creon plotting against him. Then Jocasta tries to calm Oedipus down by telling him that prophecies and Oracles can be wrong. Therefore Jocasta tells Oedipus about what happened to Laius, Oedipus then feels a strong sense of dread and Oedipus tells Jocasta about a prophecy that said he would marry…