Jocasta played the role of both the mother and wife of Oedipus. ... Jocasta ends up taking her own life as a form of punishment upon herself. ... Incest if anything, but Oedipus was ignorant towards his actions with Jocasta. ... As mentioned before, Jocasta killed herself because of the tragedy that was unfolded. ... Looking back, Jocasta had one terminal punishment that could have been prevented. ...

• Word Count: 1469
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• Grade Level: High School

Oedipus, the protagonist of the play, is the birth son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. ... Oedipus turns to Jocasta the Queen and his wife, who is his mother and Creon's sister, to set things straight. ... Jocasta tries to persuade him to drop his desire and pursuit of the truth, but he still goes ahead to seek for the truth: Jocasta: Do not concern yourself about this matter; listen to me and learn that human beings have no part in the craft of prophecy. ... At that climax, Jocasta realizes the dreadful truth. ... Yet, it is also stated several times that Oedipus is destined t...

• Word Count: 1933
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Seconds after hearing Apollo's words, Oedipus tells Jocasta, "I heard all that and ran. ... Conversations with his wife, Jocasta, Oedipus' doubts the prophets more. Jocasta tells him, "Listen to me and learn some peace of mind: no skill in the world, nothing human can penetrate the future." ... Jocasta further explains that Laius was killed "at a place where three roads met". ... Oedipus tells Jocasta that if he killed Laius, then the prophets were right. ...

• Word Count: 1473
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• Grade Level: High School

Oedipus on the other hand is begged both by Jocasta and the shepherd not continue investigating and avoid tragedy but he refuses. ... In other words the shepherd who saved the boy, Oedipus running from Corinth, Jocasta marrying the man who she fell in love with and who saved the state; all had very noble motivations. ... He is at first certain that everything is in order and is joyous when his adoptive father dies, nevertheless by the time Jocasta realizes what has happened and runs away into the palace, so does Oedipus but he continues to hang to a thread until the shepherd finally clarifies...

• Word Count: 1353
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

At this point, Oedipus's wife, Jocasta, comes to calm him down. ... Jocasta tells of an event that occurred with her former husband, Laius, the slain ruler. ... Hearing this, Jocasta is panicked. ... When Oedipus refuses to stop his search for the truth, Jocasta runs into the palace and is later found dead by apparent suicide. The truth for Jocasta was too much to live with making death her option. ...

• Word Count: 2458
• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

According to the myth, King Laios and his wife Jocasta visit an oracle. ... After learning this, Laios and Jocasta gave Oedipus to a shepherd with the instructions to kill him. ... When Jocasta and Oedipus find out the truth, she kills herself and he gouges out his eyes. ...

• Word Count: 1313
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• Grade Level: High School

He begins to ask Queen Jocasta, his wife and mother, about King Lauis and what she had heard happened to him when he was killed. ... Additionally, Oedipus suffers when he finds out the truth about his wife, Queen Jocasta. ... Whoever solves the riddle of the Sphinx will become the next King of Thebes, which means they will marry Queen Jocasta and save the entire town from destruction: Oedipus volunteered to answer the riddle: "There is a creature two-footed, and also four-footed, and three-footed. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jocasta hangs herself, Oedipus blinds himself? ... Both men worry about how their social status will be affected by the actions of the women; Creon is afraid he will look weak if he allows Antigone's deed to go unpunished, Oedipus is worried how he will look in front on Jocasta and his children. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Greeks believed that too much power entrusted in one person was dangerous. They were the first democratic society in a tumultuous world of kings and emperors, and they were proud of their ideology. Considering their fervent believe in rule by many, its not surprising that many Greek drama...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In ancient Greece, theater was the most common form of entertainment for people from walks of life. Often, they explored controversial themes and ideas that were popular topics of discussion in Grecian society. Antigone, a work by Sophocles, discussed the importance of gender in ancient Greece and e...

• Word Count: 1423
• Approx Pages: 6
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