Oedipus Rex By Paul Roche Essay

In the play The Oedipus Play of Sophocles, by Paul Roche, the antagonist, Oedipus, unknowingly commits two dreadful crimes. One of the crimes was murdering his father and he unknowingly married his mother Jocasta. During the marriage, Oedipus, blindly searches for the dead king’s posse of assassins. Ultimately Oedipus begins to question his recalling of the murder he committed and and wonders if he actually killed the king himself. Although Oedipus’s destiny would remain the same his tumultuous past would alter his journey to the final outcome.

Oedipus’s origin began hopeful with the grace of a generous man who refused to him as an infant. How would Oedipus have fulfilled his own fate, if the man had abandoned him to face the elements and wild animals of the forest as an infant? For instance, if Oedipus had been discarded in the woods to die someone walking along could have found and taken him home. Consequently, if this were to happen then during Oedipus’s lifetime he might have discovered the family he was living with were not his biological parents and Oedipus would feel inclined to search for his true family. Regardless

Perhaps, Jocasta and the king would bear another son and he would inherit the same prophecy. Although the journey in between could be much different where the new son did not question killing his father and he lived a joyful upbringing. Furthermore, if Jocasta and the king found out about the prophecy again, the second son would face the same fate as the first.

There are a variety of circumstance the play could have traveled but, regardless Oedipus’s prophecy would have been fulfilled. Additionally, Apollo the God of Prophecies would also have ensured Oedipus’s prophecy outcome remained the same. No matter the characters involved nor methods employed, prophecies are a finite