sophocles

The change is Oedipus over his reign on earth from the cursed son of royalty to a hideous monster that brought forth a curse on his village the voyage that the reader takes in only In the mind of Oedipus not in his form.

Who could behold his greatness without envy?

Now what a Black Sea of terror has overwhelmed him. He continues on his journey to discovering the truth. What Oedipus has been told from the beginning of his life shaped his thinking, this also allows the reader to grasp that this myth is relevant to their lives. The chorus best shows his true emotions

People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. The physical actions of Oedipus are the results of a man with high principles and probing intelligence.

Now as we keep our watch and wait the final day,

Count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last

The Chorus is the voice of the reader showing the moral lesson that is learned from the long told story Sophocles is borrowing from. The story can be separated into points where Oedipus gathers more information about himself. He has believed that he lived with his birth mother and father and therefore when he learns of Apollo’s prophecy he leaves home so that it cannot come true.

He solved the famous riddle with his brilliance,

He rose to power a man beyond all power. The “ignorance” that Oedipus faces is the foundation he was brought up by. The Prophet Apollo’s predictions that he will kill his father and have sex with his mother.