A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes, having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and is determined to help the people. He married Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and has ...

Written in the 5th century BCE by one of the greatest ancient Greek playwrights, Sophocles’s Oedipus Rex is a masterpiece ... sins by underlining his rash character flaws, ultimately he seems ...

Though mythical in origin, “Oedipus Rex” continues to resonate because of how Sophocles handles its theme — with restraint, clarity and a mature sense of resolution. When the horrifying truth is ...

His mantle was taken up by the playwrights Sophocles, who wrote Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus, and Oedipus Rex; and Euripides, who wrote The Trojan Trilogy, of which only The Trojan Women survives ...

Currently at the Old Vic Theatre in Waterloo a modern rendition of Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” is ... and problems of the characters that can still be somewhat relevant today.

Jocasta enters to end the argument between Oedipus and Creon. When she asks why they were fighiting, Oedipus states they were talking about the prophocies and other items. Jocasta revelas a ...

Though mythical in origin, “Oedipus Rex” continues to resonate because of how Sophocles handles its theme — with restraint, clarity and a mature sense of resolution. When the horrifying truth is ...