As the epic begins, King Lauis and Queen Jocasta of Thebes are told that their son is fated to murder his father and marry his mum. ... While the epic is progressing and Oedipus marries Jocasta, his real mother, and once again he's adding to the fulfillment of this fate that he has been doomed to. ...
Prior to the birth of Oedipus, a prophecy was spoken over Laius and his wife Jocasta. ... In fear, King Laius and Queen Jocasta sent the baby Oedipus off with a slave to be killed. ... Seen as a savior by the citizens of Thebes, Oedipus was made king and subsequently, the husband of Jocasta. ... Likewise, if Oedipus had no understanding of Jocasta as his birth mother, then he cannot be guilty of incest. Neither can he be guilty of defiling Laius's marriage bed, as he did not know that Jocasta was the wife of the man he had murdered. ...
Along with his kingship, he marries the former kings wife, Jocasta, who tragically, is Oedipus" true mother. ... Although Oedipus and Jocasta's marriage was incestuous, they did not know that the prophecies were true. Oedipus tells Jocasta, "He said that I would be my Mother's lover, show offspring to mankind they could not look at, and be his murderer whose seed I am" (2. 796-799). Claudius and Gertrude were very aware of their incestuous marriage, and Oedipus and Jocasta were not. ...
Along with his kingship, he marries the former kings wife, Jocasta, who tragically, is Oedipus" true mother. ... Although Oedipus and Jocasta's marriage was incestuous, they did not know that the prophecies were true. Oedipus tells Jocasta, "He said that I would be my Mother's lover, show offspring to mankind they could not look at, and be his murderer whose seed I am" (2. 796-799). Claudius and Gertrude were very aware of their incestuous marriage, and Oedipus and Jocasta were not. ...
For one thing the murder of King Laius would have been changed, Oedipus" coronation would have never taken place, and the marriage of Oedipus to Jocasta would have never taken place, or the atrocity that befell him. ... If Oedipus was female, she would not have married Jocasta, thus eliminating Oedipus" prophesied destiny to marry his mother. ... In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus" mother and wife, Jocasta, is so stricken with horror when she discovers that her husband is actually her son that she ends her life. ...
In the play "Oedipus the King" the main character Oedipus suffers a very dramatic and unfortunate life. He did everything he could to try to escape his fate, but there was nothing he could do to avoid the life that he faced. Although Oedipus believed in fate he did not want to accept the life that w...
To destroy Oedipus, the gods granted the power of prophecy to oracles that delivered these prophecies to Laius and Jocasta. ... It is obvious that the gods were planning to this fate before Oedipus' birth, because through the oracle, they announced the two prophecies while Jocasta was pregnant. ... The purpose of this was to make both parents agree to kill their child, for Laius didn't want to be murdered by his son, and Jocasta didn't want to marry her son. ... On the other hand, if Laius and Jocasta hadn't known about the prophecies, they would've kept the child, and...
Oedipus Rex's Ironic Fate Sophocles" Oedipus Rex uses very twisted situations to make this play ironic. The whole play is filled with irony and paradox. When Oedipus learns that finding the kings killer will rid the city of the plague, he sets out to "avenge t...
Let's first discuss Jocasta; unfortunately she was an unwitting victim of circumstance. ... Jocasta is not really weak-minded, but due to her submissive nature she was a victim, a victim to the oracle, a victim to her husband, and a victim in the end to her son and herself. ... Even though the play was about Oedipus, Jocasta was just as much a tragic victim of fate as he was. ...
According to page 74 of our English book, Queen Jocasta was found hanging; her body was swaying from the cord that she had noosed about her neck. The King ripped Jocasta's ornaments from her gown, raised them, and plunged them straight into his own eyeballs crying. ...
