|
The downfall of a hero follows from his very nature. In Sophocles
play, Oedipus the King, the playwright focuses on a man named Oedipus, the king of Thebes,
who is trying to discover the truth about his past. ... After many years, Oedipus visits a
different oracle and is informed that one day he will kill his father and
sleep with his mother. ... The frightened Oedipus travels to Thebes, but on the
journey he becomes engaged in a quarrel. He kills King Laios and Laios men
not realizing that the king is his biological father. Af ter reaching
Thebes he becomes the new king by solving a riddle and lifting a plaque
from the city. Oedipus quickly marries a woman named Iocaste, the queen,
and together they have four children. In Thebes the murder of the old King
Laios remains unknown, a plaque is again placed upon the city by the gods.
Oedipus, being the new leader of Thebes, pledges to discover the identity
of the murderer so he can end the disaster.
Approximate Word count = 852
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
