Oedipus The King
Even though Oedipus the King didn't detail all of Oedipus' adventures, I thought it was a good book. I think it was smart of Sophocles to pick out the most significant, life altering phase in Oedipus' life to bring to the stage. I also really respect how Sophocles took the myth of Oedipus and put all of the details of the story into it. I think it's somewhat amazing how he took something that supposedly happened and gave the people exact dialogue and specific feelings. I realize that Oedipus the King is only a myth and that all Sophocles needed was a creative mind, but I still respect him. Being as Oedipus the King's storyline was already laid out, I can't blame Sophocles for some of the events I didn't agree with or ridiculed. First of all, I know I shouldn't laugh at this myth because the ancient Greeks actually believed it, but I did. The Sphinx was a monster with the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of a bird. I just think it's absurd that som!eone would actually make up a story with something like the Sphinx in it. It sounds like something out of a science fiction story, and I just don't like science fiction. Next, why did Oedipus gouge his eyes out? I understand why Oedipus
------------------------------------------------------------------------ ts to know what a respectable, honorable man such as Oedipus would do in such a situation. Lucas said that if something is meant to be, then it is meant to be. Sophocles had an arduous task in convincing his audience to overlook the flaws in Oedipus the King. For instance, Oedipus' rationality. He intimates that perhaps Oedipus let his curiosity get the better of him, and he was the main cause of his fate. If Oedipus would've trusted the oracle at Delphi more completely, he wouldn't have rushed into changing his destiny. Maybe Oedipus went looking for his future. In Lucas' opinion, Sophocles' Oedipus the King is a great play because of how it moves, due to the scenes. The play is dramatic, but to Lucas, not the highest possible. He says it was the first detective thriller in Europe's history. However, Lucas only liked the admirable play, he didn't admire it. her. The prophecy of Apollo had come true, without anyone knowing. Poor Oedipus had no idea what he was doing. He was just trying to live his life. He had no control over the situation, and if he had known who his biological parents were, I'm sure he never would've killed and/or married them. I pictured Oedipus as tall and muscular with curly brown hair, always dressed in a stereotypical toga, reminiscent of the times. Oedipus was a round character because he was just, innocent, and good-hearted, yet he was extremely stubborn and headstrong. He was also a developing character because he changed throughout the course of the story. In the beginning and middle, he adamantly refused to believe he could possibly be the terrible man he's accused of. Yet, in the end he finally does come to realize the truth about his past. The central theme in Oedipus the King was, "Don't try to control your fate."
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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