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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
No matter how many times you have read or heard it, it has this tendency to still give you goosebumps.
A classic for a reason. Good production, although I would've preferred fewer sound effects.
I actually laughed out loud several times. I know I'm not supposed to, but it can be quite petty.
Meh. It was what it was. We all know the general sketch about what tragic path befalls the title character, but all I remember is doing a sock puppet sketch in world literature with my classmates, haha. (6.5)
I am completely at a loss as to what to rate this play.
I mean honestly, how can you rate a classic tragedy without a bias? You genuinely can't.
I get why Oedipus is a classic, and obviously it was the birthplace of Freud's Oedipal complex idea, which is a complex that definitely has relevance in men in modern society.
And, I mean, it's a classic for a reason.
But for some reason, maybe it was that I was reading it for class with a truly insubstantial and irritating student teacher leading the discussions on it and dragging it on and on, I couldn't enjoy it.
The themes were universal and the storyline smart.
But that one teacher (or rather teacher-to-be) taught it in a way that was like beating a dead horse with a stick.
So I began to hate it, but do I think other people would enjoy it?
Yes.
So I rated it a three. Non-committal.
I mean honestly, how can you rate a classic tragedy without a bias? You genuinely can't.
I get why Oedipus is a classic, and obviously it was the birthplace of Freud's Oedipal complex idea, which is a complex that definitely has relevance in men in modern society.
And, I mean, it's a classic for a reason.
But for some reason, maybe it was that I was reading it for class with a truly insubstantial and irritating student teacher leading the discussions on it and dragging it on and on, I couldn't enjoy it.
The themes were universal and the storyline smart.
But that one teacher (or rather teacher-to-be) taught it in a way that was like beating a dead horse with a stick.
So I began to hate it, but do I think other people would enjoy it?
Yes.
So I rated it a three. Non-committal.
Look at you, sullen in yielding, brutal in your rage—
you will go too far. It's perfect justice:
natures like yours are hardest on themselves.
you will go too far. It's perfect justice:
natures like yours are hardest on themselves.
adorei a fofocaiada
nem um mês depois e eu li de novo QUEM AMOU (eu amei muito eh isso)
nem um mês depois e eu li de novo QUEM AMOU (eu amei muito eh isso)
Solid. It feels kinda moot to critique a play that is thousands of years old. I enjoyed it and it made for a cool insight into this time in theatre history. I guess my only problem is that it’s a little week plot wise because like… even if you don’t know what happens already you get kinda fed up the characters haven’t figured it out midway through but like… what’s Sophocles gonna do, rework that? Anyways. I was pretty impressed with how much I enjoyed the characters so there’s that.
Somehow never got around to reading this classic in school so I did it now. I actually listened to the audio book with Michael Sheen and full cast. That was cool because as a play it was meant to be heard not read, but I also felt like I missed some things that would have been more clear if I was reading. Despite knowing the general plot as part of common knowledge, I was still taken in by some of the plot twists (like the identity of Oedipus's parents at the beginning), which is the mark of great writing. It's a short work and tremendously influential, so if you are curious, you may as well read it.