oedipus learns his identity from the shepard
climaxThe climax
In the ancient Greek play, "Oedipus Rex," the climax arrives in the second half of the drama with Oedipus' self-blinding with pins from his mother's dress. His horrible transgressions having been revealed, Oedipus cannot bear to continue on in life with sight; he can barely continue to live at all.
Oedipus realizes hat the prophecies have all come true.
Before I answer this question, what does Oedipus Rex means?
Oedipus Rex is part of a four part collection of plays, three tradgedies and a comedy. We do not have the Comedy but the three tradgedies are "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".
"Woe!Woe!woe!woe! all cometh clear at last" (1225)
Oedipus accuses Creon of plotting to take his place as king.
Yes, the climax occurs when Oedipus realizes that the prophecies all have come true in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the climax is the turning point at which there is no going back. It may be accompanied by anagnorisis, which is a discovery of a critical, overriding truth. Both occur when the eyewitness accounts of the Corinthian messenger and the Theban shepherd sink in. Theban King Oedipus realizes that the unenviable prophecy that he spends a lifetime subverting unfurls to the very last horrific detail.
It is the climax when Oedipus realizes that he is his father's killer and his mother's husband in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term climax describes the turning point of highest drama and tension. The description fits Theban King Oedipus realizing that all the prophecies are true in regard to his predicted fate.
"o light, may i ne'er look on thee again."
"O light, may I ne'er look on thee again." (1226) Apex Swag :P
That all the prophecies are true is what Oedipus realizes in the climax of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the term climax describes the turning point of greatest drama and tension. The description fits Theban King Oedipus' realization that the prophecies that he seeks to sabotage in fact fit how his life turns out. It is a turning point of great drama and tension for the audience and characters and of the beginning steps to resolution.