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. ...

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The role of fate and destiny, and the impact of the prophecy is further seen when the reward for the person who destroys the pestilence brought on by the riddling sphinx is Jocasta, Laius's wife and Oedipus's mothers, hand in marriage. ... Nemesis is inflicted upon Oedipus with his loss of sight, his banishment from Thebes, the death of Jocasta and through the degradation of his children. ... The manner in which Oedipus and Jocasta both display their disbelief in Oracles is also ironic. Jocasta tells Oedipus that oracles are powerless, yet at the beginning of the next scene, she is s...

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the historics of greek theatre Theater was born in Attica, an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros, in the thriving years of Alexandria and later on during the Roman domination, reached a beau ideal level...

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