Jocasta

This duality defines the characters of Jocasta, Antigone and Penelope. Jocasta and Penelope, as wives, are expected to calmly support their men and act obediently. In Oedipus Rex, Jocasta mediates a quarrel between her husband and brother: “Unhappy men, what was it made you raise this senseless broil of words?” (Oedipus Rex 23). Here duty is to prevent disagreements within her family, because unlike men, women are less prone to argument and violence. Jocasta keeps her household together by cooling

answer is found through the character Jocasta from Sophocles’ play, Oedipus Rex. Jocasta, both the unfortunate wife and mother of Oedipus, is a static character. However, she goes through a minor evolution once she realizes Oedipus is her child. Jocasta’s prideful character and revelation of Oedipus’ birth cause her to commit suicide. Jocasta is a prideful character throughout the play and her other characterisitcs combined with her pride prepare her suicide. Jocasta is shown to be prideful throughout

At this point, Jocasta would have been obligated to at least start further dialogue on the subject to inquire into his background and ensure that Oedipus was indeed not her son. As a result, the scars on Oedipus’s ankles and his limp were more than enough evidence to put the responsibility on Jocasta to further inquire into the matter before marrying Oedipus, and puts the blame on her for the marriage that results. Another similar piece of evidence that should have helped Jocasta to identify Oedipus

Jocasta is not a true archetype for Linda. An archetype is the original character or piece that others may base different characters and pieces around. Jocasta and Oedipus ruled jointly and had respect for eachother, but Linda and Willy did not. Oedipus said, “She gets from me whatever she wants.” Through this quote it is proven Oedipus wants to make Jocasta happy and has a lot of respect for her. Oedipus also goes on to explain how he rules jointly with his wife. Willy and Linda have a completely

I believe that Jocasta was indecisive since she agrees with her husband and decides that her son would murder him, sending him away to the mountains. Being a mother and having that mother instinct, I believe she could have pleaded with her husband knowing it was her only son. Jocasta was able to deny the truth for so long since she struggles with the reality that the man whom she had married was, in fact, her son. Moreover, she did not want to remember such dreadful ordeal surrounding the prophecy

his father’s murder, but also his wife, Jocasta, is truly his mother. Despite the fact that the circumstances were equal for both Oedipus and Jocasta, they react in vastly different ways. While some people think that Jocasta handles the situation as best as she could, she truly does not react in a mature manner, while Oedipus copes with the pain and sorrow with more nobility. Although there is no correct way in which to react to heartbreaking news, Jocasta is seen handling the situation with no grace

Jocasta and Lauis find out that it is prophesied that there child is going to kill Lauis, and sleep with Jocasta; because of this, they give their song to Thesus to be killed, though Thesus takes pitty on the small child and gives him to the king of Cornith to be raised. Then one day Lauis is killed at a crossroad out of the blue. Later on, a young man named Oedipus leaves Cornith because Tiresias, an oracle, tells him that he will end up killing his father, sleeping with his mother, and die a blinding

between Oedipus Vs. Jocasta In the drama "Oedipus The King " Both show similarities in their views of being looked upon at a different standard than everybody else. In the play " Oedipus The King", Sophocles uses the element of Betrayal, Tradition, and Progression to show how the characters of the play have different views on keeping the truth away from the main character until it's too late. Throughout the play, two characters that had a lot of tension throughout the play was Jocasta and Oedipus himself

responsibility on Jocasta to further inquire into the matter before marrying Oedipus, and puts the blame on her for the marriage that results. The fact that Oedipus’s appearance resembled that of Jocasta’s first husband, Laius, was another piece of evidence that should have caused Jocasta to identify Oedipus as her son; this combined with the fact that Jocasta did not ascertain her son’s death was sufficient to obligate Jocasta to further inquire into the background of Oedipus. When Oedipus asks Jocasta to

wrong choice while he felt threatened by this prophecy but killing a baby is not cool. Itnd was not right for Oedipus to accuse Creon and Teiresias even though these people say that they are not in the fault. By the end of the story I think that Jocasta should of not hung herself because suicide is not the answer. I believe that Oedipus sould not have kept pursuing the answer because in the end it caused his wife to die and him to go blind. Finally I think that Oedipus should have been aware of this