Laius

because when Oedipus asked her how Laius died, she “forgot” to tell him the correct sequence of the story. Oedipus had the obligation to investigate who killed the king since it was his responsibility to tell the truth, although the answer was not what he expected(Gould 52). The determination and power was one of the main themes in the play. The focus Oedipus had could be used as an advantage to find what he was searching for, in this case who killed Laius. The power he had to make this happen…

When I first read the play Oedipus Rex, I was shocked by some of the things I read about Oedipus. I’ve always heard your innocent until proven guilty. But, Oedipus killed his father Laius, which was the former king and married his mother (Sophocles). He acted like he doesn’t know who his father was. I believe Oedipus is responsible for the death of his father. I think he knows exactly what he did, but tries to seem that he doesn’t. This kind of behavior would not be accepted in a…

homicide of Laius. Oedipus discovered that the child of previous King Laius and his Queen Jocasta was sent away to die as a child. He was chained by his ankles to the top of a hill. As he looks for the reason for their child being sent away he figures out that the child was prophesized to murder his father and marry his mother. He became worried that the child may be him. He had been named a hero but had been doing the bad things that the oracle said he would do. Jocasta and Laius didn't want…

If Oedipus had not learned of the prophecy and fled from his hometown, he would not have encountered Laius and killed him. This mistake of killing Laius sets in motion the tragedy of Oedipus. After a harrowing journey of trying to find out if he is indeed the killer, the prophecy is proved right. Oedipus seeks to kill his wife whom he now knows is his biological mother, finding…

will, because even though Oedipus knows of the prophecy and goes to great lengths like abandoning his adoptive parents to avoid it, the prophecy ends up being self-fulfilled as Oedipus unwittingly murders his father and marries his mother anyway. Laius and Jocasta killing their son, an act that occurs several decades before the play even begins, has a domino effect on the rest of Oedipus’ life, leads him to grow up unaware of his true identity, unintentionally fulfilling the prophecy he and his…

for being Thebes’ savior. As the unknown and unknowing killer of Laius, Oedipus is the very cause of the plague. Oedipus says he never met Laius, but he was the one who killed him. What did Creon bring back from Delphi? The oracle told Creon that the death of Oedipus’, King Laius is the cause of the plague. Laius’ killer must be found and expelled from the kingdom to lift the plague from the city. Creon also tells Oedipus that Laius was killed on a road by a band of highwaymen. What is the mood…

believes and tells people that there was no way he could have killed Laius. These actions show that Oedipus is very selfish and only cares about himself. Also, Oedipus said, “You dare say that! Can you possibly think you have Some way of going free,after such insolence?”(Sophocles 19).…

Oedipus the King is an Athenian tragedy written by Sophocles. The book tells the story about Oedipus’s life and he is also known as the king of Thebes. There are many type of blindess, not necessary has to be physical sight instead in the Oedipus the Kind, he was blinded to the truth of his own identity. Oedipus was technically has been blinded to the truth his whole life, and when he find the truth, he loses his physical vision. In the play, King Oedipus started life with his parents sent him…

Oedipus on his current situation and what his future hold. Oedipus, being intellectually blind, fails to see what Teiresias is trying to show him. When Oedipus learns where Laius was actually murdered, he remembered that he had killed a man at that very same location. He was hesitant to believe since “the herdsman said Laius was slain by robbers.” (59). It is becoming obvious to Oedipus that the prophet was telling him the truth as more evidence keeps presenting itself. Instead, he kept…

Oedipus Quote Analysis “By fate we are driven; yield to fate. No anxious cares can change the threads of its inevitable spindle.” In this particular quote taken from the greek play Oedipus,, I feel that there is more than one type of fate. One is inevitable, in example death. Death is a fate that cannot be avoided. The second, is a type of fate that can be escaped from. For example, a robber is brought to court and sentenced to jail for 30 years. During a prison break, he escapes and sneaks on…