The information from Teiresias, Jocasta and the Corinthian and Theban shepherds are three climaxes in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the term climax describes a turning point that leads to dropping fortunes and rising misfortunes for the hero. Theban King Oedipus' fortunes drop when he is accused by Teiresias the blind prophet of being King Laius' killer. They fall again when Laius' death place per Queen Jocasta is the location of a similar crime committed by Oedipus at about the same time and against similar persons. They hit rock bottom when the eyewitness accounts of the Corinthian and Theban shepherds place his birth in the Theban royal household.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
"Oedipus at Colonus" is the sequel to "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, the story of Theban King Oedipus and his family is told in the course of three plays by Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.). The first play is "Oedipus Rex," which explains why Oedipus loses his sight and his claim to the Theban throne. The second play is "Oedipus of Colonus," which tells of Oedipus' life in exile from Thebes and his death at Colonus, which was where the playwright Sophocles was from. The third play is "Antigone," which tells of what happens to three out of Oedipus' four children with his wife and mother, Theban Queen Jocasta.
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
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".
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
'King' is an English equivalent of 'Rex' in the play 'Oedipus Rex'.
The shepherd in Oedipus Rex is the person who rescues Oedipus Rex as a child. The shepherd also confirms the main character's fate.
"Oedipus at Colonus" is the sequel to "Oedipus Rex."Specifically, the story of Theban King Oedipus and his family is told in the course of three plays by Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.). The first play is "Oedipus Rex," which explains why Oedipus loses his sight and his claim to the Theban throne. The second play is "Oedipus of Colonus," which tells of Oedipus' life in exile from Thebes and his death at Colonus, which was where the playwright Sophocles was from. The third play is "Antigone," which tells of what happens to three out of Oedipus' four children with his wife and mother, Theban Queen Jocasta.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Oedipus
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Jocasta is Oedipus' real mother in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Queen Jocasta is King Oedipus' real biological mother. But she last sees him when he is three days old. She thinks that he is dead, and Oedipus believes his mother to be someone else.
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus