When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the ...

Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the versatility of the tragic form.

She projects the dignity of the queen of Thebes, and at the same time retains ... is as different from Oedipus Rex as any play can be, but--partly perhaps because it is so dissimilar--it makes ...

A curse has taken a hold of Thebes. Oedipus is the current King of Thebes, having solved the riddle of the Sphinx, and is determined to help the people. He married Jocasta, Queen of Thebes and has ...

The daily and nightly reflections on South Sudan situation provoke philosophical questions deserving quick saving ...

When Oedipus gets to Thebes the citizens are so grateful that ... But perhaps the greatest irony in Oedipus Rex is that its hero undertakes a noble and indeed universal human quest—to discover ...

Creon has been trying to find Oedipus and entreat him to return to Thebes. While Creon has a darker plan for Oedipus, he tries to pursuade Oedipus that it is all for the greater good and to help him.

Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex explores the tragic clash between fate ... Oedipus' attempts to avert his destiny — bringing plague and misfortune upon Thebes — paradoxically lead him to fulfil ...

A child accused. Everyone left to answer.

When the horrifying truth is finally revealed, Oedipus does not flee from it. He accepts full responsibility, gouging out the ...