In the end, he discovered that the old man he had killed in a fit of rage years earlier was none other than the former king of Thebes — his father — and that his queen was, in fact, his mother. Though ...

The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Weirdly, this one and Icke’s even open in the same way: Oedipus has just become leader of Thebes; cheering, adulation. And then, well, to say the two productions diverge is an understatement.

In the end, he discovered that the old man he had killed in a fit of rage years earlier was none other than the former king of Thebes — his father — and that his queen was, in fact, his mother. Though ...