Jocasta

Oedipus the king is play that was written around the time before christ, early, (est. 430 b.c.). “Oedipus the King” was set in the city of Thebes. Oedipus has a fate or destiny that is set on him from the Greek Gods before he was born. He is blinded his whole life and is oblivious of his past. Oedipus has set out to figure his fate and comprehend the murder of Laius. Laius was the ruler of Thebes before the king, present time, (Oedipus). The story/play holds that Laius was killed during…

What if your parents put you to the dead? How would you feel? Abandoned, Lonely..? When Oedipus was born, the oracle of Delphi had prophecy that he would kill his father, king Laius and marry his mother, Jocasta. To prevent this, king Laius and Jocasta gave his baby to the shepherd to leave on mountain to die. I blame shepard for the catastrophe of Oedipus because Oedipus suppose to die under the order of King Laius, but he saved his life and also he would have avoided telling the truth to the…

the play. In the beginning, Oedipus is a good leader who is trying to help his people during a horrible plague. We also see Oedipus’ interaction with people who he treats the best such as Jocasta, his wife/mother. Even after Jocasta tells him repeatedly to stop his search, he does not even consider it. Jocasta even begs Oedipus, but he is insistent on continuing his search. Oedipus also has a harsher side;…

situation. He does not handle the situation well and never makes a logical decision unlike Jocasta. Women have had to deal with a lack of control over their lives for centuries, or at least, it is what it seems like. However, in both Tragic plays, we see women constantly overpowering the men. The Nurse demonstrates a strong moral character, in Medea. Then, Medea’s strong and influential speaking ability. Finally, Jocasta demonstrates her ability to be better fit for ruling Thebes. These plays…

The quest of identity was caused by the act of human will in response to fate, which is another prominent theme in this playwright. The reason for the King Laius tries to change his fate of dying by the hand of his son and marrying his wife, Jocasta, by abandoning him on the mountains of Cithaeron to die. Fate keeps Oedipus alive as the shepherd ordered to leave him on the mountain pities him, and Oedipus ends up being adopted by King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth. Oedipus grows up and…

In Oedipus Rex, Sophocles writes about an ancient myth telling the story of how Oedipus unwittingly not only marries his mother, Jocasta, and has four children with her, Antigone, Polyneices, Eteocles, and Ismene, but murders his father, King Laius of Thebes, as well. When they discover their predicament, Jocasta hangs herself and Oedipus pierces his own eyes out. Thus, the citizens of Thebes, along with Antigone and Creon, deduce that there must be a curse placed upon Oedipus' family. Reference…

Two factors decide the circumstances of a person’s life: free will and fate. These two schools of thought have been prevalent for millennia, and have been debated by both philosophers and theologians seeking truth and knowledge. Fifth century B.C.E. Athenian playwright Sophocles, pondered these same questions, and this prompted him to write the ancient Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King. In the play, the protagonist Oedipus rules over the city-state of Thebes, which is decimated by plague. To find…

In the story Oedipus the king, Oedipus obviously has some psychological issues. From the day that Oedipus was born he was destine in a way to have mental problems. Who wouldn’t have psychological issues about your parents not wanting you. As a new born baby Oedipus, biological parents did not want him. Instead they wanted him killed, but a known Shepard was not going to let that happen. Oedipus then became a part of a royal family and grew up believing that Polybus and Merope was his biological…

control them to the point where they can no longer think rationally. There are many instances where the characters in the play let their emotions cloud their judgement, which leads to the gods punishing them for their actions. King Laius and Queen Jocasta are told that their infant son is fated to kill its father, and couple with its mother, which causes them to panic. They decide to try to prevent this prophecy by leaving him to die on a mountaintop. A servant feels pity for the baby, and gives…

awe-striking irony placed so well by Sophocles to reiterate Oedipus’ foolishness. Moreover, after hearing the news of his adoptive father, Polybus’ passing, Oedipus is still afraid that the rest of the prophecy will play out and discusses the situation with Jocasta saying, “while [his mother] lives… /[he] cannot cease to fear” (KO 52) the possibility of…