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
In the beginning and middle, he adamantly refused to believe he could possibly be the terrible man he's accused of. That is, until I realized in a way he wanted to suffer because he believed he deserved it. When applied to Oedipus this theme is more apparent. As a result of Laius' meddling, Jocasta and himself were unhappy because they had no son and in the end, the prophecy came true. If Oedipus would've trusted the oracle at Delphi more completely, he wouldn't have rushed into changing his destiny. Yet, it still fascinates readers today. No matter how terrible what they did was, their children still needed them and ultimately, the children are also the ones who are going to suffer. Oedipus was a round character because he was just, innocent, and good-hearted, yet he was extremely stubborn and headstrong. So he decided to start anew and on his way he ran into an old man and his servants who tried to run him off the road. Oedipus continued his journey and came to Thebes, where he defeated the Sphinx, winning the new position of king and husband to Jocasta, his real mot!her. The central theme in Oedipus the King was, "Don't try to control your fate. He never would've even went to Delphi and then fled from Corinth. He never would've met up with his real father and killed him.
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