In "Oedipus Rex," Jocasta asks Oedipus to stop if he has any concern for his life or for her suffering. At this point, she has guessed the identity of Oedipus and doesn't want him to experience the pain of knowing he has slept with his own mother. The knowledge that she has children with her son is too much for Jocasta, and she hangs herself.
"who thou art.... mayst thou never known!" (1006)
The line "Alas! Why breed such thoughts? The man is dead and gone" spoken by Jocasta suggests that she knows Oedipus's true identity, as she is trying to deter him from investigating his origins further. However, she later realizes the truth and takes her own life in despair.
"who thou art.... mayst thou never known!" (1006)
It is when she expresses the wish that he never know his true identity that Jocasta suggests that she knows Oedipus' true identity in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta becomes uncomfortable once it comes out that King Oedipus is a native member of the Theban royal household instead of the Corinthian. She makes an effort to get Oedipus to abandon the line of questioning. She observes that further digging will hurt them both. She finally wishes that he never realize who he is.
It helps establish Creon as a foil for Oedipus, thus highlighting Oedipus's tendency not to think before he speaks.
Consider these lines, spoken by Jocasta: "Why should we fear, when chance rules everything, And foresight of the future there is none; 'Tis best to live at random, as one can." (1010-12) They represent the worldview that we have no control over fate.
The spoken language study words suggest the need for learning the semantics involved.
"Of aliens slew, where meet the three great roads" (743)
"'Tis best to live at random, as one can." (1012) "Why should we fear, when chance rules everything." (1010)
all of the above
Canoes
All of the above-Apex