That it unnerves and frightens him is the effect of Jocasta's story on Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta goes over the details of her first husband King Laius' death. Her story is not what her second husband Oedipus expects or needs to hear. In fact, it is downright upsetting that Laius' death place is the same as Oedipus' similar crime at about the same time.
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
Oedipus, who is also her brother. Oedipus, the king of Thebes. His story is told in the play "Oedipus Rex".
Destiny
Oedipus, who is also her brother. Oedipus, the king of Thebes. His story is told in the play "Oedipus Rex".
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Knowledge of the Oedipus myth heightens the dramatic irony in the play.
The colloquial references to an "Oedipus complex" heightens the dramatic irony in the play.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
That he does not see how it can be true is the reason why Oedipus rejects Teiresias' story in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Teiresias the blind prophet accuses Theban King Oedipus of killing King Laius. Oedipus dislikes being blamed for something that he does not do. In fact, Oedipus does not remember ever meeting Laius, whose death takes place before Oedipus moves to Thebes.
No, Oedipus' realization that all the prophecies come true is not the inciting incident in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the inciting incident is the event that makes the story possible. Without it, there is no story. It occurs in the beginning of the play. In contrast, Oedipus' realization occurs at the end.
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
The story of the rise to royal power and the fall to blind exile is the myth of Oedipus, and knowledge of that story heightens the audience's involvement in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the myth of Theban King Oedipus was familiar to the cultured, theater going Athenian audience of the dramatist's time. Knowledge of the course of events and outcome of Oedipus' life kept the audience's attention focused on how information was revealed instead of being distracted by second guesses as to the outcome. Additionally, it emphasized the interaction of the main themes of fate and free will.