The mythical hero Oedipus
Introduction
Within the universal literature a magnificent work entitled Oedipus Rey standsHis father, and will marry his mother, this work was granted to the Greek architect Sophocles born in Athens in the current Greece in the year 495 to.C In one of the most wealthy families of that time, having a great convention power, since he was a kind, educated, wise person, just captivating anyone who knew him, for this reason he has a dramatic genderAnd first of all it is a tragedy, it is worth mentioning that it belonged to one of the most important schools of all the time being this classicist.
Developing
As for the structuring of the work, it is divided into an act, the same that is in prose and consists of 1.530 verses where the various places where the plot and the tragic destination of the main character are developed and the main theme is described and the predestination of the destiny and madness of people is developed by transgressing the divine laws, we must mention that the narrator leaves us as the main idea that no individual can escape his destiny, do whatever does and try what this can be evidenced in the king’s death at the hands of his son, Oedipus, precisely due to theattempt of the same king to avoid this. On the other hand, the secondary idea is because of the incestuous relationship, the taboo of mother and son love on a sexual level, and the rivalry between the son with the father for the love or attention of the mother.
As for the work of Oedipus Rey, he was written approximately in the Greek attic period in the 5th century, he speaks primarily of what the force of destiny is;since destiny itself is already marked. Although, some indications said that destiny is already designated, others that fate created it yourself becoming your own oracle, the supremacy of the order of Sophocles frames the impact of the political context, which is why it reflects the Roman conquest in Greece, the battle of Corinth, this is how in that era the slaves did not enjoy any political right at all, referring to the characters of great relevance, in this case we met Oedipus who was abandoned before birth by his father King Layo LayoAs evidenced in the next appointment I need them to take the newborn away from here and Killer (Layo), it is for this reason that he was raised by shepherds, then by someone who would take care of him in its entirety, when he grows up he kills his fatherBy mistake and then he knows a woman with whom she marries and has children, she finally realized that this woman is her mother and is blind. On the other hand, Layo being the king of Thebes, dies at the hands of his son Oedipus who marries his wife Yocasta.
We also met Yocasta who is the mother and also the wife of Oedipus, marries her son without knowing and they have three children, she suicide once she knows that the person she married and had relationships was her own son. In turn, we find Creon who is Yocasta’s brother, characterized by being an honest man and a good sense of truth, he came to take care of the three children that Oedipus had, finally the seer Tebano Tiresias, you can observe. However, we refer to the secondary characters of the work, in this case we find the choir, they represent the people in this case to the Tebano, since they feel indebted to Oedipus for having freed them from the beast as terrorizing as it is theSphinx.
And Corifeo is in charge of directing the choir and is also considered the friend of Oedipus. In the same way within the work, we can see immersed various values and antivalores, which are around the characters, among the values we have the courage, trust, love, fidelity and compassion, as for courage, the bravery isEvidence in Oedipus, since he had to face the destiny that touched him, the confidence that the choir, in this case the people of Thebes had Oedipus to get them out of the problem, the love that Oedipus had for his daughters so as not to leave themDesamparadas, loyalty since I believe at any time I leave only Oedipus, and was with him until the end, and the compassion Oedipus had of his parents, knowing the destiny that Apollo imposed.
On the other hand we have the antivalores among them are lies, cowardice, recklessness and error, in terms of lies it is reflected in Layo’s servant, since he said he was killed because of some bandits, cowardiceFrom Yocasta, since she wishes to prevent Oedipus from still investigating! I hope you never know who you are! Yes! Yes! Unfortunate who will not talk to you anymore (Yocasta), also reckless, since Oedipus hastily judged Tiresias, and the pride on the part of Oedipus, since he believes that he can go against the destiny decreed by the same gods, this causes thisthat tragedy is triggered. According to the aforementioned, it can be mentioned that the plot revolves around the Being characters as well as represents the story of Oedipus, who was abandoned by his father Layo, because of the prediction of the oracle, we also find as theme the supremacy of the supremacy ofDivine order on the will of the human being within the work of Oedipus Rey,
The following above can be evidenced in the appointment, wouldn’t the reasoning of those who judge it on me from a cruel divinity be true?. As another theme we find the most important, the force of destiny. It is impossible to escape from him and all the prophecies of the oracles that end up becoming a reality.
Therefore it is these aspects that frame man as a victim of destiny, this being the issue in which this work revolves, so this begins as soon as the Oracle of Delphi has already been fulfilled, since Oedipus without knowing him murdered hisFather King Layo, and without suspecting him has married his own Yocasta mother committing an incest, that is why Oedipus is accused of being blind from truth and the eyes are ripped as evidenced in the next appointment itself.You will see more or the evil that I suffer, nor the crime I commit!, Tashed the death of the night ..! (King Oedipus). Emphasizing the worldview of the Sophocles work presents it in tragic aspects such as pain, death, sadness and nostalgia, in addition it can be reflected as the human being causes its bad destiny, and can be reflected in a natural environment inThe work, another feature to highlight within the work is the type of narrative that it possesses and as different types of relevant events within the content of its protagonist are presented, since Sophocles uses a third person narrated in an omniscient way,Since he knows everything about the character he knows what he wants and feels, on the other hand we have the physical atmosphere of the work that takes place in the city of Thebes, mainly in the castle and within the psychological one would be religious, economic and cultural.
conclusion
As for the stage, it will be located in the great palace of the Kings of Thebes, and very close to the great central door an Apollo altar rises. In the same way the space is in the mythical period of ancient Greece. Similarly, time and place are of great importance for this work because historical time is mythological and does not happen chronologically because the work is more located in a single day and in the life of Oedipus, in addition to thePlace of this work develops especially in the city of Thebes and its surroundings, in conclusion Oedipus Rey is a man who has suffered a lot in the course of his life, since he has a cruel destination that he has to face.
This work does not report issues such as pain, suffering and abandonment, also ambition, and death. It is all that will happen anyway and on what humans we will not have control or avoid, since it will happen anyway. The various reactions to the knowledge of the truth can be evidenced, that truth that we want to know and of which we do not want to know at all. This preliminary work puts me to think about how some behaviors of the human being define it as such and go beyond language, different culture, social stratum. And they reiterate over time, even today.
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