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Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

3.57 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

How can I give a rating to Sophocles?
dark mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I never expected to find this on Wikisource (yay!) and it is a good chance to revisit my knowledge of Greek & Roman mythology - although it's written in Shakespeare-speak, and way less melodious.

Sadly I already know how it ends, so the author can only surprise a-write me with metaphors.

Such a marketing strategy has a definite ceiling...

And yet, who cares where's 'Evil' or 'Good', who cares who was wrong and right and damned? I frankly didn't think one old dead guy could have such a way with words and yet I can't but empathize with a character who's shown himself to be most of which I dislike. Much like [b:Crime and Punishment|7144|Crime and Punishment |Fyodor Dostoyevsky|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347560919s/7144.jpg|3393917], the meaning seems to come fro at the end.

Also, if I could stand through Dostoievsky's dictionary of a book, this certainly deserves more than three stars from me.

•19-03-2022 — 20-03-2022•
«Nadie a un mortal considere feliz antes de saber qué ocurre el último día de su vida, mientras no llegue al fin de su existencia sin sufrir ningún dolor.»

Todo lo logrado puede reducirse a escombros en cuestión de segundos por culpa del caprichoso hado. Esa es la verdadera tragedia: que «mueras» por algo que no puedes controlar. Los dioses jugaron con Edipo, indigno merecedor de sus desgracias. Todo esto deriva a una simple pregunta: ¿si no tenemos la certeza de que seremos felices, por qué tratamos de serlo?

Dark Story but very Interesting. I do not really read that many plays but this one was pretty good.

wow, what a blast. is there a better story? agatha cristie who?