In fact, the Thebans were so grateful to Oedipus that they decided to make him the king of Thebes and married him to their widowed queen Jocasta, who was Oedipus' long lost mother. ... Oedipus wanted nothing more than to kill Creon in order to show the citizens of Thebes what treason looked like, but Jocasta and the chorus convinced him not to kill Creon. ... Oedipus was shocked by what Jocasta had said and asked her to send for the servant who served Laios was, as he may have the crucial information that Oedipus is looking for. ... Once they finally tracked down the servant, the truth th...

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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...

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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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"(Oedipus the King, 1068 "1078) Here we see Jocasta explaining to Oedipus that the situation they share is ok and can be overlooked. The incest is not what would've become another tragic element to the audience in Greece, but Jocasta's lack of understanding and complete irony would have. Jocasta is a bad influence on Oedipus in this passage as she states that "chance rules our lives", therefore Oedipus should "Live, as if there's no tomorrow." ...

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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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