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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

You can perform impossible feats, be a wise and respected leader, even solve the riddle of the Sphinx – but if you end up shagging your mum, that’s the only thing people will remember.

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

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 ...