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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
It's pretty astounding that Sophocles could make this play so good even though everyone knows the ending from the start. His skillful use of irony is amazing.
My girls, if you could only understand, I'd have so much to say. I'd like you pray for this: to live where time allows, and have a better life than the man who fathered you.
[not rated bc i've read it for a uni class]
all i'm going to say is that i am really enjoying reading theathre!! much more than i used to a few years ago!
all i'm going to say is that i am really enjoying reading theathre!! much more than i used to a few years ago!
challenging
dark
medium-paced
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I’ve read this in ap lit and obviously i liked the dramatic irony but i was so sick of it by the end of the play.
The story of Oedipus is a familiar (albeit bizarre) one and I went in unsure what to expect. The play blew me away. With classics like this, you expect the moment of "ah-ha!" when you recognize how a story impacts the culture you live in, even subconsciously. And I certainly had the moment more often than I expected.
But the story itself contains so much richness. Oedipus's initial helplessness, indignation, anger, denial, confusion...pain. It is quite raw and real. With the help of some really convenient timing, he brings his fate upon himself by continuing to push the matter when others want to drop it. He dismisses his wife's warning, threatens the shepherd who would spare him, and justifies himself until he can no longer.
I think I like [b:Antigone|7728|Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)|Sophocles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486701308l/7728._SY75_.jpg|1052210] better and yet this is objectively probably a better play. Very moving.
But the story itself contains so much richness. Oedipus's initial helplessness, indignation, anger, denial, confusion...pain. It is quite raw and real. With the help of some really convenient timing, he brings his fate upon himself by continuing to push the matter when others want to drop it. He dismisses his wife's warning, threatens the shepherd who would spare him, and justifies himself until he can no longer.
I think I like [b:Antigone|7728|Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)|Sophocles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486701308l/7728._SY75_.jpg|1052210] better and yet this is objectively probably a better play. Very moving.