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...

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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. ...

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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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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...

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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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