Dec 20, 2009

The Oedipus Trilogy | Oedipus the King, Lines 1 – 525 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Oedipus: the King of Thebes, who is married to Jocasta, his mother

Priest: a priest of Zeus, the king of the gods

Creon: the brother of Jocasta, the mother of Oedipus

Chorus: a group of Theban elders and their Leader, whose commentary helps the audience understand the events on stage

Tiresias: the blind prophet who sees the future

Summary
The play opens during the plague years in Thebes. Miserable and dying, the people don’t know what to do about their condition. Nothing—not even prayers...