there are many, here are a few examples: fate and how it is unavoidable, the opposition between wit and intelligence, the price one must pay in order to know our fate.
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
'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
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone are all based on the Oedipus theme.
"Rex" is Latin for "King". Oedipus Rex means "Oedipus the King".
'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
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
Sophocles, an Ancient Greek playwright, wrote Oedipus Rex.
Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus
Laius was the father of Oedipus who Oedipus killed.
To introduce the main character and theme is the purpose of the prologue in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the prologue introduces to the audience Theban King Oedipus as the main character. It also introduces the main theme of the pestilence and the hunt for the murderer. Both events show that something is wrong in the city of Thebes and that the play will be spent working that out.