King Oedipus

Description:

Oedipus Rex chronicles the story of Oedipus, a man that becomes the king of Thebes and was always destined from birth to murder his father Laius and marry his mother Jocasta. The play is an example of a classic tragedy, noticeably containing an emphasis on how Oedipus's own faults contribute to the tragic hero's downfall, as opposed to having fate be the sole cause. Over the centuries, Oedipus Rex has come to be regarded by many as the Greek tragedy par excellence.

subjects: fate,  Oedipus (Greek mythology),  Free will,  Drama,  open_syllabus_project,  tragedy,  Oedipus (Greek mythology) in literature,  Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author),  Sophocles,  Greek drama, translations into english,  Translations into English,  Greek drama (Tragedy),  In literature,  Translations into Spanish,  Œdipe (Mythologie grecque),  Literature,  Oedipus Rex (Sophocles),  Drama (dramatic works by one author),  Oedipus,  Oedipus (greek mythology)--drama,  Pa4414.o7 g74 2010,  882/.01,  Pa4413.o7 d38 1982,  Literary criticism,  British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author),  Greek drama,  Antigone (Greek mythology),  University of Cambridge

People: Oedipus

Places: Theatre of Dionysus,  Athens

Times: 429 BC