It is an ode that the chorus sings at the conclusion of scene 1 in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).
Specifically, plays follow set rules in ancient Greece. One such rules pertains to structure. An ode separates each scene in the play. It therefore signifies the ending of one scene and the beginning of the next.
Bitterly angry and completely unprepared for the information in the fourth scene are the respective reactions of the chorus in the fourth ode and of Oedipus in the fourth and fifth scenes of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus becomes bitterly angry at the knowledge that he is the prophesied killer of his father and the prophesied husband of his mother. The chorus exhibit equal disbelief. The members express a wish to never have met Oedipus.
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the Chorus leader
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Apollo the sun god is the Delian Healer. Such is his description by the chorus. The reference is in the very first ode of 'Oedipus Rex'.
Bitterly angry and completely unprepared for the information in the fourth scene are the respective reactions of the chorus in the fourth ode and of Oedipus in the fourth and fifth scenes of "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus becomes bitterly angry at the knowledge that he is the prophesied killer of his father and the prophesied husband of his mother. The chorus exhibit equal disbelief. The members express a wish to never have met Oedipus.
the Chorus leader
the Chorus leader
scene 4
Apollo the sun god is the Delian Healer. Such is his description by the chorus. The reference is in the very first ode of 'Oedipus Rex'.
Being a Theban elder who has certain skills is what it means to be in the chorus in 'Oedipus Rex'. The chorus is supposed to include the older and the wiser individuals of Thebes. Its members know how to dance and sing. They also know how to comment on what's happening in the play. The two sets of responsibilities are meant to entertain the audience and to keep play goers informed of developments in action and character in the play.
That it is better for him not to be born is the way in which the chorus leader responds to Oedipus' despair in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the leader of the chorus of Theban elders is there for the king. But things may change when gods become angry and kings fall. The leader observes that he wishes that he never had known Oedipus and that Oedipus never had been born.
Creon exerts authority over Oedipus.
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The mood of the first chorus seems to be one of supplication and entreaty. The chorus wishes the pestilence that ravages Thebes to be ended. The members look to Theban King Oedipus as the problem solver.
It is for the unsolved murder of King Laius that Oedipus blames the chorus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, Theban King Oedipus finds out that he can end the pestilence in Thebes only by identifying and punishing the guilty in King Laius' murder. He looks first to the chorus for clues and information. But he makes it clear that he is cleaning up after them for not getting their jobs done right in the first place.
It is in careful defense of Creon that the chorus responds when Oedipus becomes angry with Creon in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the chorus characterizes Creon as reasonable. The members describe Theban King Oedipus as rash and uncontrolled. They suggest that Creon is behaving deferentially and sanely, in line with an individual fighting for his life against false charges.