Essay Example on Theater Prof Bingham Oedipus the King

Intro to Theater Prof Bingham Oedipus the King Oedipus is King of Thebes which is known to end due to sickness and later death Creon who is the brother of the queen Jocasta goes to the oracle Apollo to try to stop the plague by receiving a serum When he arrives at Apollo he is told that the only way the plague can be lifted from Thebes is if the murder of Jocasta s first husband also known as Thebes previous king who was killed is in return killed Oedipus curses whoever brought this prosperity onto his people and he is determined to go out and find his true identity First he goes to a blind prophet named Tiresias who later blames Oedipus and tells him that he himself is the one he is looking for Oedipus grows agree and throws the old man out and with that is convinced that Creon and the old man are working together to get the crown When Creon finds out about these assumptions he goes to talk to Oedipus along with Jocasta and the three together agree that the oracle Apollo and the older gentleman are wrong Then a messenger from Corinth approaches Oedipus and tells him that his father is dead Recalling back on what the oracle had told him about killing his father and marrying his mother Oedipus found comfort within the arriving news of his dead father 

He did this because he stated that he could not see the world now that he had acknowledgment of the truth Oedipus then demanded that Creon exile him from the city Creon later does and Oedipus asks Creon to take care of his two daughters and says to not worry about his sons because they can take care of themselves Determination is a huge character trait of Oedipus and Jocasta throughout this play Both are very stubborn and are willing to pursue their goals no matter the obstacle And on the murderer this curse I lay On him and all the partners in his guilt Wretch may he pine in utter wretchedness And for myself if with my privity He gain admittance to my hearth I pray