The Herdsman

group of people from a different country, race, or ethnicity from the people who originally shared the commons joined the community a lot of prejudice towards that person may occur. This type of prejudice can be similar to the kind that Ta-Nehisi Coates experienced in his book “Between the World and Me”. In his book he mentioned how he has felt being the victim of racism in our society today. He mentioned racial disparities, issues, and the unfair treatment of African-Americans in America. He mentioned that he felt powerless, because of unfair treatment from police officers and the legal system. This can directly relate to this situation, because if the other herdsman start to dominate the commonplace and not allow people who are different from themselves to herd their cows, the minorities will struggle. If the herdsman start to turn on one another and dominate people from other backgrounds the commons will be unfair and minorities will feel absolutely powerless in their own society with no way to make money or support…

A Werner Herzog documentary of the “Wodaabe: Herdsman of the Sun”, presents the audience with a fascinating yet perplexing point of view of the Wodaabe tribe. Throughout the film, the director displays the hardship that many people suffered due to the four-year drought; the struggle and mindset that many people, wished for a better life. Then, the film goes back to the Wodaabe tribe getting ready for the Gerewol festival. The film intended audience had to be someone with an open minded,…

In the play "Oedipus the King", written by Sophocles, Oedipus seeks to cure his land of the plague. To that end, he sends his brother-in-law Creon to find the answer to do so. While on his journey Creon met a blind prophet who told him about the man who killed Laius. The prophet told Creon that the son of Laius was the killer and that the son was also to go on to marry his mother. After meeting with this prophet, Creon goes back to meet with Oedipus and tell of his findings. As time passes…

not to, or simply couldn 't. The Herdsman, even though a minor character, plays a significant role in revealing Oedipus to his own fate. The herdsman is the servant of king Laius and king Laius is the father of Oedipus, who denies he ever murdered his father. In the beginning of episode four Oedipus and the herdsman are going back and forth in conversation. This dialogue shows that it is evident the herdsman is secretly aware of Oedipus’s fate. The herdsman also seems at fault; he felt he…

An Undeserved Fate: Oedipus “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles is a testament to his genius and greatness in this complex play. It is not easy to determine if Oedipus deserves his fate even though it was unavoidable. However, considering everything that had befallen Oedipus he remained a good person down to the very end, and I believe that he did not deserve his fate. Oedipus suffered much; the majority was out of his control. The Herdsman could have intervened several times to keep Oedipus from…

alas I ne 'er had come¨ (Sophocles, 24). Although what he has is a gift, it may also be a curse, and it is worthless when it can be of use. When Tiresias says this, Oedipus soon turns very curious of the real meaning behind the statement. Oedipus being ignorant, gets angry and insults Tiresias, saying that if Tiresias had eyes he might as well could have committed the crime. When the Herdsman is brought onto stage, and declares that because he is of old age he cannot remember clearly. Before…

He pray for the herdsman to deliver him from guilt of killing his own father, and the oracles. Oedipus and Jocasta enter the palace to wait for the herdsman. Jocasta comes back out of the palace, on her way to the holy temples to pray for Oedipus. A messenger arrives from Corinth with the news that Oedipus's father Polybus is dead. Overjoyed, Jocasta sends for Oedipus, glad that she has even more proof in the uselessness of oracles. Oedipus is happy but still fear some parts is missing and…

it. In the play, Oedipus, as the king and queen gave birth to their son, Oedipus, a prophet came to them with a prophecy. The oracle revealed to them that their son would both kill his father and marry his mother. To avoid her husband’s death and incest, the queen, Jocasta, instructed a herdsman to pierce the child 's ankles and leave him in the wilderness to die. Instead of following her instructions, the herdsman gave the child to a man from a neighboring nation. He was raised by the king and…

Oedipus is in even more disbelief about the truth than Jocasta. Teiresias directly says to Oedipus that he “[is] the murderer of the king / whose murderer [he] [seeks]” (404-405). Oedipus chooses to ignore him, even though Teiresias is the prophet that knows and sees everything. His thoughts differ from Jocasta’s in that he seeks the truth because he convinces himself that there is no way for it to be possible. He continues searching for answers until the herdsman tells him that he is the…

Oedipus learns that Polybus is dead and exclaims, “They prophesied that I should kill my father! But he's dead, and hidden deep in earth, and I stand here who never laid a hand or spear against him” (Grene). These quotes demonstrate the lack of trust that Jocasta and Oedipus had in the prophecy. I believe that they were so close minded to the truth of the prophecy because they were both deep down fearful that the prophecy could be true. This fear led to their ignorance of the prophecy. Other…