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darkacademic 's review for:
Oedipus Rex
by Sophocles
Easy enough to read and understand. The One Big Problem I had with it was that while Oedipus is technically the victim of the story, he's almost demonized by the actual narrative. He's stuck with a destiny the Fates themselves punish him for, and if that's not the most infuriating level of irony I don't know what is.
This sort of encompasses my problem with Ancient Greek mythos; that humankind is a slave to fate and the gods, and if they were to make the smallest misstep, or just weren't a special little snowflake, they would be at the mercy of the gods. And let's just remember that the gods could be a hundred times more fickle, selfish, and vain than any mortal, so if you get on the bad side of a god, well, expect 10+ years of misery before you die a sad and lonely death.
I always found it ironic that western society, with all its "free will" and "equal opportunity", is rooted in the romanticization of such ideas.
This sort of encompasses my problem with Ancient Greek mythos; that humankind is a slave to fate and the gods, and if they were to make the smallest misstep, or just weren't a special little snowflake, they would be at the mercy of the gods. And let's just remember that the gods could be a hundred times more fickle, selfish, and vain than any mortal, so if you get on the bad side of a god, well, expect 10+ years of misery before you die a sad and lonely death.
I always found it ironic that western society, with all its "free will" and "equal opportunity", is rooted in the romanticization of such ideas.