Does Oedipus Struggle To End The Plague Creon

The city of Thebes happens to have a plague and it's people are very worried. In order to end this plague, Oedipus has to decide if he wants to help or not. When it came to making such decision, Oedipus showed justice by looking for the killer of the king that ruled before him. He took to an understanding that in order for his to be well, he had to get justice from the horrible man that did such thing.

In Sophocles play Oedipus the King, Sophocles depicts the horrible fate of Oedipus, a pompous, arrogant young ruler. The story begins in the Greek town of Thebes. A plague has descended upon the Thebians causing death and famine throughout the land. Oedipus, being the heroic king, takes full responsibility to find out the cause of their aliments. While working to discover the source of the plague, Oedipus stumbles upon the tragic truth of his heritage and the horrifying implications of his appointment to the throne. Unfortunately for Oedipus, everything ends in tragedy. With the suicide of his mother/wife and the self-inflicted blindness followed by exile from Thebes, Oedipus paved the path to his own

The plot of Oedipus the King, a Greek Tragedy written by Sophocles, revolves around several prophecies. A plague has stricken Thebes, and Oedipus discovers that the plague will only end when the murder of King Laius has been caught. Additionally, another prophecy states that the son of King Laius and Queen Jocasta would kill his father and sleep with his mother. Oedipus vows to the citizens of Thebes that he will find the murderer, but as the plot develops, Oedipus comes to the realization that he himself was the murderer that he had been seeking. There are several scenes in Oedipus the King that incorporate violence, and these violent scenes are a critical aspect of the play because they contribute to the development of the plot; the use of violence, whether verbal or physical, also enhances our understanding of the characters’ personalities and/or emotions.

When the play opens, the people of the town are asking Oedipus for help. A curse has been cast upon the city and the only way to remove it, is to find the murderer of the last king, Laios.

When the priest says, “You came to Thebes, you freed us from the tax we paid with our lives to that rasping Singer...we need now the great power men everywhere know you possess. Find some way to protect us”(41-50), it exhibits how great of a leader and hero he was to the city. The deeper he searched for the man to end this plague, however, the more horrid it got. The more information he received, he began to connect the pieces from his past. Not only did he figure out the man he killed on the path was king Laios, but it was his biological father. His fear of the prophecy that the oracle told him was becoming true. play gets even more tragic as he realizes that the queen he had four children with was his mother, who kill herself before he finds the truth. Oedipus gauged his eyes outs after seeing her dead body. Oedipus was blinded from the truth his entire life. When he finally learned the truth about himself, it blinds him.

Oedipus was the King of Thebes who is investigating to find the murder of their friend Lais. The citizens were begging Oedipus to lift the plague and save their city Thebes. Oedipus sent Creon out to try to figure out some deals on the murder of Lais, but little did Oedipus know that he himself killed Lais. If they find the man who murdered Lais this will end the plague. Oedipus then comes to find out that he is one of the suspects of Lais murder. When Oedipus was a young boy, that he is destined to kill his father and marry his own mother Oedipus’s later find out that his father is Lais. His real parents abandoned him, so the shepherd gave Oedipus to Lais and Jocasta. Oedipus then realizes he was the person to kill his father Lais. He also

Oedipus the King is a tragedy revolving around a murder, the murder of the previous king Laius. The chorus in the play represents the voice of the society, the elders of the Thebes men. They help provide a broader understanding of the play as it unfolds, by evaluating the characters and the themes as well as the sequences of the tragedy. As part of the play they also portray their religious knowledge as they call upon the Gods and Goddesses for guidance. The commentary by the chorus helps the audience follow the development of the play. At the beginning the chorus supports the ideas of Oedipus and comments on his greatness “It was said he was killed by certain wayfarers” Oedipus the King (294-95) the chorus in this scene supports Oedipus’s thoughts of the murderer. As well as supporting Oedipus they begin to give him different ideas on discovering the murderer, “I know that what

To begin, in The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles, Oedipus tries to discover who the murder of the king was, in hope to help his people from a plague. In his search,

For the duration of the play, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus searches for the truth about why his city Thebes is suffering, who killed killed King Laius, and also about where he ultimately came

In the film, Oedipus Rex begins when Oedipus comes out the palace and asks the people of Thebes why they are suffering. The people want Oedipus to stop the plague so Oedipus lets them know that he sent Creon to the oracles to see how he can stop the plague. Creon tells Oedipus that he has to find the murder of the previous king of Thebes who is also his father. Oedipus starts to investigate by questioning Creon so Creon tells Oedipus that Tiresias, who is a blind prophet, can help him solve the murder. However, Tiresias tell Oedipus that he is the person he is trying to find, but Oedipus becomes angry and doesn’t believe Tiresias, so instead he starts to think that Creon and Tiresias are against him and are trying to destroy him. Jocasta

Throughout the play Oedipus is driven by many factors to find the killer of King Laius, and while on that mission, he inquires much about his past and himself. One of his main strives is to find out his true identity. The city of Thebes is struck by a plague due to the death of King Laius. The Oracle of Delphi states that in order to rid of the plague, Oedipus has to commit himself to finding the murderer of the dead King Laius. Oedipus shows allegiance by going on a

Instead of dismissing the concerns of his citizens, Oedipus shows that he is in touch with the needs of the common man.  He professes that his spirit grieves for the city, for himself, and for all the people [ln. 76]. He further goes on to say that he has already taken measures to isolate a cure by sending his brother-in-law Creon to the Oracle at Delphi to receive a prophetic vision.  The response Creon returns with is that the source of the plague is within Thebes itself, in the form of the murderer of Laius, Thebes' former king.  In Ancient Greece, the Oracle was a means by which mankind was able to communicate with the gods.  Oedipus' decision to immediately send a messenger (in the form of Creon) to the Oracle is appropriate because since the King was considered to be "first of men," he should therefore be the first to undertake the initiative to contact the gods. This concept of being the only source of hope is re-enforced throughout the play not only by Oedipus' own statements such as "I acted at once" [ln. 81] but also by his anticipation of advice and suggestions.3  In the opening scene, the priest refers to Oedipus as "a man of experience.4"  Experience can only be gained by constant action.  When the priest hints that Oedipus should send to Delphi for help, he has already done so; When the chorus suggests

One of the main elements is the plot, Oedipus the king is plague that reveals a murder mystery, where Sophocles highlights the irony of a man that is been expose and murdered that is known as himself. Creon who is the brother-in-law that was sent to the city to help out. Creon returns back with a note from oracle states the plague will conclude when the murder is caught and expelled. Creon was questioned on the murder of Laius, who was killed by thieves. Oedipus promises to solve the mystery of the murder. Oedipus is sent to a blind prophet known as Tiresias, who Tiresias does not tell the truth story. Oedipus threatens Creon with death for combining with Tiresias. Oedipus’s wife known as Jocasta is brought in the plague where she questions

In the tragedy of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles a man realizes the truth of his identity and faces the consequences of a terrible fate. Citizens of Thebes beg King Oedipus for help. King Oedipus has already dealt with the Shinx that would tell riddles that were very confusing and if they got it wrong the Sphinx would eat them. When Oedipus got the riddle right the Sphinx went crazy and jumped off the cliff. Then Oedipus became their King and Oedipus sent Creon to get help from Apolo. Then Creon comes back from Delphi and reports that the oracle says to find the former kings murderer. When King Oedipus seeks information about Lauis’ and about who might of killed him Creon suggests that they get the blind seer, Tiresias. Oedipus tries to welcome

In the Oedipus the King by Sophocles. The audience knows what is going on before the characters do in the book. With this being said now it is time to tell the plot of the play. It starts out with “Oedipus step out into the royal palace and there are citizens are all the town.” (sparknote) When Oedipus saw all the people he want to know what was going on outside. So he went asked the priest what was going on. The priest told him it was because of the city is dying and asked to save king Thebes. Thebes need to be saved because he had the plague. Ceron came asked Oedipus if had hear the new about the murder of King Lauis and that Thebes need to be drive out of town. Hearing about the murder he want to solve the mystery. Then he says that he should find out what happen when he does this he curse himself. Then he runs into Tiresias. Oedipus want him to tell who killed the King Lauis but he would not. So then Oedipus accused that Tiresias of killing Lauis. Then Tiresias starts telling him that he was the one that murder King Lauis. Then Tiresias being the prophet he is he give Oedipus a riddle that is saying that he will be a son and brother to his children in his house and to her will give birth to, son and husband.( play) This is saying that his mom will be his mom and wife.