That it is the perfect tragedy is what critics say about "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, the play excels as a tragedy in which no detail is left unconnected. It offers an excellent opportunity for in-depth character study of the protagonist. It provides ample room for the interaction of the two main world views of outcome pre-determined by fate or made up as it goes along by individual free will choices.
"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 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'.
of his hamartia, or tragic flaw.
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".
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Oedipus
It is his daughters who are sent for to say goodbye to Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban Princesses Antigone and Ismene are the daughters of disgraced Theban King Oedipus. Oedipus asks to see them before he is punished with execution or exile. King Creon, Oedipus' brother-in-law and royal successor, brings the young princesses for the supposedly last meeting with their father.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.