Jan 6, 2010

The Oedipus Trilogy | Oedipus the King, Lines 526 – 1,165 Summary and Analysis

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Jocasta: the Queen of Thebes, who is married to her son, Oedipus

A Messenger: a messenger from Corinth

Summary
This section begins with a long song from the Chorus, whose faith in the power of prophecy and in Oedipus, their King, is being sorely tested. One thing is certain—that someone who committed the terrible crime of murdering Laius is loose in the city and fate lies in wait to punish him, the Chorus says. But the prophet Tiresias, who has always been reliable, is now making terrible accusations against a...