Oedipus Rex Meditation 5
Oedipus Rex Meditation 5
In the play Oedipus Rex I believe that the major theme of the play is fate. It seems like it should be easy for Oedipus to make the right decisions, but as the play goes on he doesn’t and harsh consequences come from his actions. I do not understand why Oedipus would still sleep with his mother even after a messenger has told him who she really was. It makes no sense to me why you wouldn’t want to know for sure before you did something so wrong. I Oedipus had made the better choices I believe he would still think he was an adopted kid and no one would be dead. It just seems odd to me that the play ended the way it did when I my opinion should not have even happened.
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posted by markfoster5 @ 7:12 PM
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Ah but he had already married and had children with her before the play even began. I don't think they sleep together during the course of this play so he really hasn't done anything while having this knowledge. I don't think Oedipus had any other choice but to follow his inquisitive nature.
I don't understand. oedipus DID want to know for sure. That was the eventual cause for his downfall.
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